A refrigerator used for cooling food in a grocery store is to produce a 25,000 kJ/h cooling effect, and it has a coefficient of performance of 1.60. How many kilowatts of power will this refrigerator require to operate?

A refrigerator used for cooling food in a grocery store is to produce a 25,000 kJ/h cooling effect, and it has a coefficient of performance of 1.60. How many kilowatts of power will this refrigerator require to operate?

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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