In: Mechanical Engineering
Refrigerant 134a enters an insulated compressor operating at
steady state as saturated vapor at -20oC with a
volumetric flow rate of 0.18 m3/s. Refrigerant exits at
9 bar, 70oC. Changes in kinetic and potential energy
from inlet to exit can be ignored.
Determine the volumetric flow rate at the exit, in m3/s,
and the compressor power, in kW.