The thermal efficiency of an engine used to drive a refrigerator is 30%. The heat input into the engine for each MJ removed from the cold body by the refrigerator is 666.67 kJ. What is the COP of the refrigerator?

The thermal efficiency of an engine used to drive a refrigerator is 30%. The heat input into the engine for each MJ removed from the cold body by the refrigerator is 666.67 kJ. What is the COP of the refrigerator?

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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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