Question: The two - evaporator compression refrigeration system shown below uses refrigerant R - 1 3 4 a as its working fluid. Evaporator 1 operates at

The two-evaporator compression refrigeration system shown below uses refrigerant R-134a as its working fluid. Evaporator 1 operates at 0C, evaporator 2 operates at -26.37C, and the condenser operates at 800 kPa. The compressor is isentropic. The refrigerant is circulated through the compressor at a rate of 0.10 kg/s, and the low temperature
evaporator (i.e., evaporator 2) services a cooling load of 8.0 kW as the rate of heat withdrawal from the freezer compartment. The refrigerant exits the condenser as a saturated liquid, at it exits each evaporator as a saturated vapor. The expansion valves throttle the
saturated liquid refrigerant exiting the condenser to the corresponding pressure at which each evaporator operates. The pressure-reducing valve likewise throttles the saturated vapor exiting evaporator 1 to a pressure identical to that of the saturated vapor exiting evaporator 2.
Determine the following:
(a). the cooling load (kW) at which heat is withdrawn from the refrigerator compartment by the high-temperature evaporator (i.e., evaporator 1);
(b). the power (kW) required for the compressor; and
(c). the coefficient of performance (COP) of the refrigeration system.
The two - evaporator compression refrigeration

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