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Chapter 4 Problem 4115

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A mass of 12 kg of saturated refrigerant-134a vapor is contained in a pistoncylinder device at 240 kPa. Now 300 kJ of heat is transferred to the refrigerant at constant pressure while a 110-V source supplies current to a resistor within the cylinder for 6 min. Determine the current supplied if the final temperature is 708C. Also, show the process on a T-v diagram with respect to the saturation lines.

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Title Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach  8 
Author Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
ISBN 9780073398174

A mass of 12 kg of saturated refrigerant-134a vapor is

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