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Ammonia enters an adiabatic compressor operating at steady state as saturated vapor at 300 kPa and exits at 1400 kPa, 140◦C. Kinetic and potential energy effects are negligible. Determine:

a. power input required [kJ/kg]
b. isentropic compressor efficiency
c. rate of entropy production per unit mass [kJ/kg K] in the compressor

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Answer:

a. 149.74 KJ/KG

b. 97.9%

c. 0.81 kJ/kg K

Step-by-step explanation:

Ammonia enters an adiabatic compressor operating at steady state as saturated vapor-example-1
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