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14.9 Cascade and Multistage Vapor-Compression Systems 557<br />

Exercises<br />

16. If the refrigerating capacity of the dual-cascade system described in Example 14.6 is doubled, determine the required<br />

mass flow rate of refrigerant in loops A and B. Assume all the other variables remain unchanged. Answer:<br />

_m A = 2:04 kg=s and _m B = 1:35 kg=s.<br />

17. We just found another compressor manufacturer that can provide both compressors in Example 14.6 with isentropic<br />

efficiencies of 88.0% instead of 80.0%. Determine the new system coefficient of performance, assuming all the other<br />

variables remain unchanged. Answer: COP = 1.73.<br />

18. Determine the coefficient of performance and the compressor pressure ratio required to produce the refrigeration<br />

required in Example 14.6 using a single-stage, vapor-compression R-22 refrigeration system. Use the following states in<br />

your calculations: compressor inlet, x l = 1.00, T 1 = −50°C; compressor outlet, s 2s = s 1 , p 2s = 1500. kPa; condenser outlet:<br />

x 3 = 0.00, T 3 = 25.0°C; expansion valve outlet: h 4h = h 3 . Answer: COP = 1.48 and PR = 23.8.<br />

When the same refrigerant is used in two or more cascaded cycles, the interconnecting closed loop heat exchangers<br />

can be replaced with more efficient heat exchanger systems consisting of liquid-vapor separators, called flash<br />

chambers, and open loop direct contact (or mixing) heat exchangers. Such systems are called multistage refrigeration<br />

systems. A dual-stage refrigeration system is shown in Figure 14.18.<br />

In Figure 14.18, we see that the vapor from the flash chamber mixes directly with vapor from the first-stage<br />

compressor. Since the flash vapor is at a lower temperature than the vapor from the first-stage compressor, the<br />

flash chamber acts as an intercooler between compressor stages. The liquid from the flash chamber then passes<br />

through an expansion valve and flows into the low-temperature evaporator. Theentireprocessisbasicallya<br />

regeneration process, similar to the Rankine power cycle with regeneration discussed in Chapter 13, with the<br />

Q H<br />

3A<br />

m<br />

Condenser<br />

2A<br />

W CA<br />

4hA<br />

1A<br />

Flash<br />

chamber<br />

xm<br />

Mixing heat<br />

exchanger<br />

3B<br />

2B<br />

W CB<br />

4hB<br />

(1 − x) m<br />

Evaporator<br />

1B<br />

Q L<br />

T<br />

3A<br />

4 h A<br />

3B<br />

m<br />

xm<br />

(1 − x) m<br />

2 s A<br />

1A<br />

2A<br />

2 s B<br />

2B<br />

4 h B<br />

1B<br />

FIGURE 14.18<br />

A dual-stage, vapor-compression refrigeration system. The flash chamber functions as a regenerator in this system.<br />

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