cooling coil removes a total heat load of 41 kW from a conditioned air. The refrigerating unit uses a 10.8-kW compressor. The ambient air around the cooling tower is at 26.15°C and 40% RH. The inlet temperature of the cooling water to the heat exchanger, which allows heat transfer between the refrigerant and the cooling water, is 20°C. If the mass flow rate of the cooling water is 1 kg/s, determine: The exit temperature of the water as it leaves the heat exchanger in C. The efficiency of the cooling tower in %.

cooling coil removes a total heat load of 41 kW from a conditioned air. The refrigerating unit uses a 10.8-kW compressor. The ambient air around the cooling tower is at 26.15°C and 40% RH. The inlet temperature of the cooling water to the heat exchanger, which allows heat transfer between the refrigerant and the cooling water, is 20°C. If the mass flow rate of the cooling water is 1 kg/s, determine: The exit temperature of the water as it leaves the heat exchanger in C. The efficiency of the cooling tower in %.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter44: Geothermal Heat Pumps

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: Geothermal heat pumps, or water-source heat pumps, are classified as either _____loop or _____loop...

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