A heat engine having an efficiency of 60% isused to drive a refrigerator having a coefficientof performance of 3. The energy absorbed fromlow temperature reservoir by the refrigeratorfor each kJ of energy absorbed from high-temperature source by the engine.

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Chapter45: Domestic Refrigerators And Freezers

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Problem 12RQ: Refrigerators currently being manufactured in the United States are using______as their refrigerant.

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A heat engine having an efficiency of 60% is
used to drive a refrigerator having a coefficient
of performance of 3. The energy absorbed from
low temperature reservoir by the refrigerator
for each kJ of energy absorbed from high-
temperature source by the engine.

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