Superheating in refrigeration cycle

Superheating in refrigeration cycle
| Superheating in refrigeration cycle

A. Increases COP

B. Decreases COP

C. Doesn’t alter COP

D. COP may increase or decrease

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Right Answer is: D

SOLUTION

Effect of Superheating:

1. Work input increases

2. Increase in refrigeration effect

3. COP may increase or decrease depending on the refrigerant; For e.g. in case of Ammonia superheating would result in a decrease of COP whereas, in the case of R-11, refrigerant superheating would result in an increase of COP

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