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A refrigerating plant for an air-conditioning system removes From: Freon table Attached :Appendix
10,000 Btu/min from the air. The plant circulates 170 lb of
P1= P2 = 26.51 psia P3 = P4 = 107.9 psia
refrigerant/min and the internal power delivered by its
compressor is 60 horsepower. The refrigerant evaporation t 2 = 14F t 4 = 77F
temperature is 40F, and its condensation temperature is S2 S3 0.17317 Btu/lb ; h2 = 80.04 and h3 = 91.13 Btu/lb
100·F. Calculate :
A. the capacity of the plant, tons;
B. the refrigerating effect, Btuflb; A. RE = h2 - h1 = 80.04 - 25.56 = 54.48 Btu/lb
C. the coefficient of performance of the actual plant; and
D . the coefficient of performance of the equivalent Carnot cycle. heat absorbed 200xCapacity 50(200)
B. m' = 183.6
RE RE 54.48
C. Wnet = h3 - h2 = 91.13 - 80.04 = 11.09 Btu/lb
RE h -h 54.48
heat absorbed(Btu/min) 10,000 D. COP = = 2 1 = = 4.91
A. Capacity = = = 50 tons Wnet h3 - h 2 11.09
200 Btu/min-ton 200
heat absorbed(Btu/min) 10, 000 E. Wnet/ton =
m'freon-12 Wnet x 60
=
183.6 x 11.09 x 60
0.96
B. RE = = = 58.8 Btu/lb 2545 x capacity 2545 x 50
mass of Refrigerant (lb/min) 170
Wnet (Hp)(2545 Btu/Hp-min) 60 x2545 F. QR m'freon-12 ( h3 - h4 ) = 183.6 (91.13 - 25.56) = 12,040 Btu/min
C. = = 14.97Btu/min
J mass of Refrigerant x 60 170(60)
G. PD =
m'freon-12 2 where : 1.516 ft 3 /lb
2
J x RE 58.8 Capacity
COP = = = 3.93
Wnet 14.97
PD =
183.6 1.516 = 5.57 ft 3 /min.ton
T (40 460) 50
D. COPcarnot = L 8.33
TH -TL (100 460) (40 460)
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See Freon-12 table s attached Appendix/Figure: