A refrigerator is removing .25 heat from a cold medium at 3°C at a rate of 7200 kJ/h and rejecting the waste heat to a medium at 30°C. If the coefficient of performance of the refrigerator is 2, the power consumed by the refrigerator is

A refrigerator is removing .25 heat from a cold medium at 3°C at a rate of 7200 kJ/h and rejecting the waste heat to a medium at 30°C. If the coefficient of performance of the refrigerator is 2, the power consumed by the refrigerator is

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter45: Domestic Refrigerators And Freezers

Section: Chapter Questions

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

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A refrigerator is removing .25
heat from a cold medium at 3°C
at a rate of 7200 kJ/h and
rejecting the waste heat to a
medium at 30°C. If the
coefficient of performance of
the refrigerator is 2, the power
consumed by the refrigerator is

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