Refrigerant 134a enters an insulated compressor operating at steady state as saturated vapor at -20oC with...

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Refrigerant 134a enters an insulated compressor operating atsteady state as saturated vapor at -20oC with avolumetric flow rate of 0.18 m3/s. Refrigerant exits at9 bar, 70oC. Changes in kinetic and potential energyfrom inlet to exit can be ignored.

Determine the volumetric flow rate at the exit, in m3/s,and the compressor power, in kW.

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