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Dear all,
Can the conservation of mass principle be applied to the mass flow rate of a refrigerant in an ideal refrigerator system? And what about for an actual refrigeration system?
I'm reading the principle here but can't work it out. Says that it applies for steady flow, but I assume for a refrigerator the flow would not be steady because of the evaporation/condensation processes, but maybe it still applies. If so, how exactly? Can anyone help?
I want to eventually find out if the refrigerant mass flow rate is equal in all parts of the refrigeration process, for ideal and actual systems.
Thank you very much
Can the conservation of mass principle be applied to the mass flow rate of a refrigerant in an ideal refrigerator system? And what about for an actual refrigeration system?
I'm reading the principle here but can't work it out. Says that it applies for steady flow, but I assume for a refrigerator the flow would not be steady because of the evaporation/condensation processes, but maybe it still applies. If so, how exactly? Can anyone help?
I want to eventually find out if the refrigerant mass flow rate is equal in all parts of the refrigeration process, for ideal and actual systems.
Thank you very much