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1. In an ammonia refrigeration system, the capacity is 210 kW at a temperature of –

20 C. The vapor from the evaporator is pumped by one compressor to the
condensing pressure of 1431 kPa. Later, the system was revised to a two-stage
compression operating on the cycle shown below with intercooling but no
removal of flash at 555 kPa.
(a) Calculate the power required by the single compressor in the original
system.
(b) Calculate the total power required by the two compressors in the revised
system.

Solution:

(a)
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h1 = 1437.2 kJ kg , h3 = h4 = 375.8 kJ kg
h2 = 1740 kJ kg

Q& A 210
m& = = = 0.1978 kg s
h1 − h4 1437.2 − 375.8

W& = m& (h1 − h2 ) = 0.1978(1740 − 1437.2) = 59.89 kW

(b)

Enthalpies in kJ/kg
h1 = 1437.2 kJ kg , h5 = h6 = h7 = 375.8 kJ kg
h2 = 1580 kJ kg
h3 = 1468.8 kJ kg
h4 = 1600 kJ kg
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Q& A 210
m& a = = = 0.1978 kg s
h1 − h7 1437.2 − 375.8

Intercooler Balance:
m& = m& a + m& b
m& b h6 + m& a h2 = m& h3
m& b (375.8) + 0.1978(1580 ) = (0.1978 + m& b )(1468.8)
m& b = 0.020 kg s

m& = m& a + m& b = 0.1978 + 0.020 = 0.2178 kg s

W& = m& a (h2 − h1 ) + m& (h4 − h3 ) = 0.1978(1580 − 1437.2 ) + 0.2178(1600 − 1468.8) = 56.82 kW

2. An ammonia refrigeration system has a capacity of 210 kW at an evaporating

temperature of –20 C when the condensing pressure is 1431 kPa.
(a) Compute the power requirement for a system with a single compression.
(b) Compute the total power required by the two compressors in the system
shown below where there is no intercooling but there is flash-gas removal.

Solution:

(a) same as (a) of (1).

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W& = 59.89 kW

(b)

Important Properties

State points p , kPa t, C h , kJ/kg

1 191 -20 1437.2
2 1431 1741
3 555 7 1468.8
4 1431 1601
5 1431 37 375.9
6 555 375.9
7 555 7 232.5
8 191 -20 232.5

Q& A 210
m& a = = = 0.1743 kg s
h1 − h7 1437.2 − 232.5

Mass balance, m& = m& a + m& b

Heat balance, m& h6 = m& b h3 + m& a h7
(m& a + m& b )h6 = m& b h3 + m& a h7
(0.1743 + m& b )(375.9) = m& b (1468.8) + 0.1743(232.5)
m& b = 0.0229 kg s

m& = m& a + m& b = 0.1743 + 0.0229 = 0.1972 kg s

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For works,
W&1 = m& a (h2 − h1 ) = 0.1743(1741 − 1437.2 ) = 52.95 kW
W& = m& (h − h ) = 0.0229(1601 − 1468.8) = 3.03 kW
2 b 4 3

W&T = 52.95 + 3.03 = 55.98 kW