Question #5548

A refrigerator operates with Carnot efficiency
between temperatures −4.8C and 36.1C.
What is its coefficient of performance?

Expert's answer

The coefficient of performance or COP at the Carnot efficiency is defined to be:



where[i] Q[sub]H[/sub][/i] is the heat supplied to the hot reservoir W is the work consumed by the heat pump


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