A heat pump cycle is executed with R–134a under the saturation dome between the pressure limits of 1.2 and 0.16 MPa. The maximum coefficient of performance of this heat pump is (a) 5.7 (b) 5.2 (c) 4.8 (d) 4.5 (e) 4.1

A heat pump cycle is executed with R–134a under the saturation dome between the pressure limits of 1.2 and 0.16 MPa. The maximum coefficient of performance of this heat pump is (a) 5.7 (b) 5.2 (c) 4.8 (d) 4.5 (e) 4.1

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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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