compressor power input vs. cooling water massflow in condenser

[antonio nunes]

Hi everybody
..still working my *** off..wondering...and seeking enlightnememt.

Here is the situation: I have i steady cooling load of 500 kW at evaporator..the compressor pulls 150 kW from the el-net. The cooling water temperature difference through condenser is about 5 Celsius....now, if I reduce the cooling water flow, I will be reducing the refrigerant massflow circulation as well, right..or wrong?..
Mathematics say Qcondenser=Qcooling water....just want to be sure and comprehend..
Best regards...Antonio

[Yuri B.]

Hi Antonio
You give very general info about the system conditions. If there were named all pressures and temperatures, then it would be a different thing. Given what is given, I would say mass flow decreases, as condensation P increases leading to the ratio head/back absolute pressures increase. Current might also rise ("pulled" kW).