Ammonia is compressed from a saturated vapor at 120 kPa to 800 kPa and 140ºC. Its efficiency is nearest:

A) 76%
B) 79%
C) 82%
D) 85%


A) 76%

The actual work and the isentropic work are found, using the IRC Calculator. The efficiency is then calculated:

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