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The thermal efficiency of a Carnot heat engine is 30%. If the engine is reversed in operation to work as a heat pump with same operating conditions then what will be the COP for heat pump?

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

Chapter28: Special Refrigeration Applications

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 19RQ: Two methods used to power refrigeration compressors on a ship are _____and ____.

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