Consider an ideal refrigeration cycle that has a condenser temperature of 45°C and an evaporator temperature of −15°C. Determine the coefficient of performance of this refrigerator for the working fluid R-22.
Ideal refrigeration cycle
\begin{aligned}T _{\text {cond }} & =45^{\circ} C = T _3 \\T _{\text {evap }} & =-15^{\circ} C = T _1\end{aligned}
The value of h_2 is taken from the computer program as it otherwise will be a double interpolation due to the value of P_2.
R-22 | Property for: | |
244.13 | h _1, kJ / kg | Compressor |
0.9505 | s _2= s _1, kJ / kg K | |
1.729 | P _2, MPa | |
74.4 | T _2,{ }^{\circ} C | |
289.26 | h _2, kJ / kg | |
45.13 | w _{ C }= h _2- h _1 | |
100.98 | h _3= h _4, kJ / kg | Exp. valve |
143.15 | q _{ L }= h _1- h _4 | Evaporator |
3.172 | \beta= q _{ L } / w _{ C } |