Question 6.81: Reconsider Prob. 6-80. Using EES (or other) software, invest......
Reconsider Prob. 6-80. Using EES (or other) software, investigate the effect of the mass flow rate of the cold stream of R-134a on the temperature and the quality of the exit stream. Let the ratio of the mass flow rate of the cold stream to that of the hot stream vary from 1 to 4 . Plot the mixture temperature and quality against the cold-tohot mass flow rate ratio, and discuss the results.
Problem 6-80 is reconsidered. The effect of the mass flow rate of the cold stream of R-134a on the temperature and the quality of the exit stream as the ratio of the mass flow rate of the cold stream to that of the hot stream varies from 1 to 4 is to be investigated. The mixture temperature and quality are to be plotted against the cold-to-hot mass flow rate ratio.
Analysis The problem is solved using EES, and the solution is given below.
“Input Data”
“m_frac = 2” “m_frac =m_dot_cold/m_dot_hot= m_dot_1/m_dot_2”
T[1]=12 [C]
P[1]=1000 [kPa]
T[2]=60 [C]
P[2]=1000 [kPa]
m_dot_1=m_frac*m_dot_2
P[3]=1000 [kPa]
m_dot_1=1
“Conservation of mass for the R134a: Sum of m_dot_in=m_dot_out”
m_dot_1+ m_dot_2 =m_dot_3
“Conservation of Energy for steady-flow: neglect changes in KE and PE”
“We assume no heat transfer and no work occur across the control surface.”
E_dot_in – E_dot_out = DELTAE_dot_cv
DELTAE_dot_cv=0 “Steady-flow requirement”
E_dot_in=m_dot_1*h[1] + m_dot_2*h[2]
E_dot_out=m_dot_3*h[3]
“Property data are given by:”
h[1] =enthalpy(R134a,T=T[1],P=P[1])
h[2] =enthalpy(R134a,T=T[2],P=P[2])
T[3] =temperature(R134a,P=P[3],h=h[3])
x_3=QUALITY(R134a,h=h[3],P=P[3])
