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11-66 A two-stage cascade refrigeration cycle with a flash chamber with refrigerant-134a as the working fluid is
considered. The mass flow rate of the refrigerant through the high-pressure compressor, the rate of refrigeration, the COP
are to be determined. Also, the rate of refrigeration and the COP are to be determined if this refrigerator operated on a
single-stage vapor-compression cycle under similar conditions.
Assumptions 1 Steady operating conditions exist. 2 Kinetic and potential energy changes are negligible.
Analysis (a) From the refrigerant-134a tables (Tables A-11 through A-13)
kJ/kg.K 9377 . 0
kJ/kg 51 . 244
C 10 @ 1
C 10 @ 1
= =
= =


g
g
s s
h h

kJ/kg 07 . 261
kPa 450
2
1 2
2
=
)
`

=
=
s
h
s s
P


kJ/kg 76 . 263
51 . 244
51 . 244 07 . 261
86 . 0
2
2
1 2
1 2
=

=
h
h
h h
h h
s
C
q


kJ/kg 81 . 68
kJ/kg 81 . 68
kJ/kg 93 . 135
kJ/kg 93 . 135
kJ/kg 53 . 257
7 8
kPa 450 @ 7
5 6
kPa 1600 @ 5
kPa 450 @ 3
= =
= =
= =
= =
= =
h h
h h
h h
h h
h h
f
f
g

3557 . 0
kPa 450
kJ/kg 93 . 135
6
6
6
=
)
`

=
=
x
P
h

The mass flow rate of the refrigerant through the high pressure compressor is determined from a mass balance on the flash
chamber
kg/s 0.1707 =

=
0.3557 1
kg/s 11 . 0
1
6
7
x
m
m


Also,
kg/s 06072 . 0 11 . 0 1707 . 0
7 3
= = = m m m
(b) The enthalpy at state 9 is determined from an energy balance on the mixing chamber:
kJ/kg 54 . 261 kJ/kg) 53 kg/s)(257. (0.06072 kJ/kg) 76 kg/s)(263. (0.11 kg/s) 1707 . 0 (
9 9
3 3 2 7 9
= + =
+ =
h h
h m h m h m

Then,
kJ/kg 9393 . 0
kJ/kg 54 . 261
kPa 450
9
9
9
=
)
`

=
=
s
h
P

kJ/kg 41 . 288
kPa 1600
4
9 4
4
=
)
`

=
=
s
h
s s
P


kJ/kg 78 . 292
54 . 261
54 . 261 41 . 288
86 . 0
4
4
9 4
9 4
=

=
h
h
h h
h h
s
C
q

1
2 5
8
0.45 MPa
s
T
4
1.6 MPa
6
9
A
B
3
7
10C
4s
2s

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The rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space is
kW 19.33 = = = kJ/kg ) 81 . 68 51 kg/s)(244. 11 . 0 ( ) (
8 1 7
h h m Q
L

(c) The power input and the COP are
kW 45 . 7 kJ/kg ) 54 . 261 78 kg/s)(292. 1707 . 0 ( kJ/kg ) 51 . 244 76 kg/s)(263. 11 . 0 (
) ( ) (
9 4 1 2 7 in
= + =
+ = h h m h h m W

2.59 = = =
45 . 7
33 . 19
COP
in
L
W
Q

(d) If this refrigerator operated on a single-stage cycle between the same pressure limits, we would have
kJ/kg.K 9377 . 0
kJ/kg 51 . 244
C 10 @ 1
C 10 @ 1
= =
= =


g
g
s s
h h

kJ/kg 85 . 287
kPa 1600
2
1 2
2
=
)
`

=
=
s
h
s s
P

kJ/kg 90 . 294
51 . 244
51 . 244 85 . 287
86 . 0
2
2
1 2
1 2
=

=
h
h
h h
h h
s
C
q

kJ/kg 93 . 135
kJ/kg 93 . 135
3 4
kPa 1600 @ 3
= =
= =
h h
h h
f

kW 18.54 = = = kJ/kg ) 93 . 135 51 kg/s)(244. 1707 . 0 ( ) (
4 1
h h m Q
L

kW 60 . 8 kJ/kg ) 51 . 244 90 kg/s)(294. 1707 . 0 ( ) (
1 2 in
= = = h h m W

2.16 = = =
60 . 8
54 . 18
COP
in
L
W
Q

Discussion The cooling load decreases by 4.1% while the COP decreases by 16.6% when the cycle operates on the single-
stage vapor-compression cycle.

Q
H
Q
L

1
2s
3
4

s
T

2
W
in

1.6 MPa
10C