Determine the temperature of refrigerant exiting compressor

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Refrigerant R134a is compressed under steady conditions from a saturated vapour at 100 kPa to 500 kPa. The compressor’s isentropic efficiency is 85%. Heat losses from the compressor can be ignored, as can kinetic energy and potential energy effects.

Determine the temperature of the refrigerant exiting the compressor.

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