//scilab 5.4.1 clear; clc; printf("\t\t\tProblem Number 10.10\n\n\n"); // Chapter 10 : Refrigeration // Problem 10.10 (page no. 518) // Solution printf("Solution for (a)\n"); //By defination,the efficiency of the compressor is the ratio of the ideal compression work to actual compression work. //Based on the points on fig.10.12, //n=(h4-h3)/(h4'-h3); //There is close correspondence between 5.3 psia and -60F for saturated conditions.Therefore,state 3 is a superheated vapour at 5.3 psia and approximately -20F,because the problem states //that state 3 has a 40F superheat.Interpolation in the Freon tables in Appendix 3 yields T=-20; //Unit:F //temperature // p h s //7.5 75.719 0.18371 //5.3 76.885 0.18985 h3=75.886 Btu/lbm //5.0 75.990 0.19069 //At 100 psia and s=0.18985, // t s h // 170F 0.18996 100.571 // 169.6F 0.18985 100.5 h4=100.5 Btu/lbm // 160F 0.18726 98.884 //The weight of refrigerant is given by // 200(tons)/(h3-h1) = (200*5)/(75.886-h1) //In the saturated tables,h1 is // p h // 101.86 26.832 // 100psia 26.542 // 98.87 26.365 //m=mass flow/min h1=26.542; //enthalpy //Unit:Btu/lbm n=0.8; //Efficiency h4=100.5; //enthalpy //Unit:Btu/lbm h3=75.886; //enthalpy //Unit:Btu/lbm m=(200*5)/(75.886-h1); //mass h4dashminush3=(h4-h3)/n; //Total work of compression=m*(h4minush3) J=778; //J=Conversion factor work=(h4dashminush3*m*J)/33000; //1 horsepower = 33,000 ft*LBf/min //Unit:hp //work printf("%f horsepower is required to drive the compressor if it has a mechanical efficiency 100percentage\n\n",work); printf("Solution for (b)\n"); //Assuming a specific heat of the water as unity,we obtain //From part (a), //h4'-h3=h4minush3 h4dash=h4dashminush3+h3; //Unit:Btu/lbm mdot=(m*(h4dash-h1))/(70-60); //water enters at 60F and leaves at 70F //the required capacity in lbm/min printf("%f lbm/min of cooling water i.e. %f gal/min is the required capacity of cooling water to pump",mdot,mdot/8.3);