Refrigerant 134a is the working fluid in a vapor-compression heat pump that provides 35 kW to heat a dwelling on a day when the outside temperature is below freezing. Saturated vapor enters the compressor at 1.6 bar, and saturated liquid exits the condenser, which operates at 8 bar.
Determine, for isentropic compression:
a- The refrigerant mass flow rate, in kg/s.
b- The compressor power, in kW.
c- The coefficient of performance. Recalculate the quantities in parts (b) and (c) for an isentropic compressor efficiency of 75%.