//A Textbook of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics //Chapter 5 //Some Applications of the Laws of Thermodynamics //Example 14 clear; clc; //Given: m1 = 10; //machine rating (ton) //Assuming 5 K approach in refrigerator and cooler Ta = 261-5; //temperature of air leaving the refrigerator (K) Tc = 293+5; //temperature of air leaving the cooler (K) gama = 1.4; Cp = 1.008; //sp. heat of air (kJ/kg K) P1 = 4.052; P2 = 1.013; //operating pressures in bar //To determine the COP and air circulation rate //Using eq. 5.66 (Page no. 145) Tb = Ta*(P1/P2)^((gama-1)/gama); Td = (Tc*Ta)/Tb; //Using equation 5.68 (PAge no. 146) COP = Ta/(Tb-Ta); mprintf('COP = %f',COP); //Considering energy balance in refrigerator [m*Cp*(Ta-Td) = m1*12660] m = (m1*12660)/(Cp*(Ta-Td)); //air circulation rate (kg/h) mprintf('\n Air circulation rate is %i kg/h',m); //end