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Air conditioners operate on the same principle as refrigerators. Consider an air conditioner that has 7.00 kg of refrigerant flowing through
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Air conditioners operate on the same principle as refrigerators. Consider an air conditioner that has 7.00 kg of refrigerant flowing through its circuit each cycle. The refrigerant enters the evaporator coils in phase equilibrium, with 54.0 % of its mass as liquid and the rest as vapor. It flows through the evaporator at a constant pressure and when it reaches the compressor 95% of its mass is vapor. In each cycle, how much heat Qc is absorbed by the refrigerant while it is in the evaporator? The heat of vaporization of the refrigerant is 1.50×105 J/kg
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Answer:
5.15J
Explanation:
First. 54% of the 7kg refrigerant is liquid
So we find mass of vapour at inlet generator
M1 = ( 1-0.54)*7= 3.2kg
At compressor mass of vapour will be
M2= 0.95*7= 6.7kg
So the Mass of vapour at exit generator is
M2-M1= 3.5kg
So to find heat absorbed by refrigerant in evaporation
Its using
Q= mh
°= 3.5x 1.50×10^5 J/kg
=5.15J