A heat pump has a coefficient of performance equal to 4.15 and requires a power of 1.61 kW to operate. (a) How much energy does the heat pump add to a home in one hour (in J)? (b) If the heat pump is reversed so that it acts as an air conditioner in the summer, what would be its coefficient of performance?

A heat pump has a coefficient of performance equal to 4.15 and requires a power of 1.61 kW to operate. (a) How much energy does the heat pump add to a home in one hour (in J)? (b) If the heat pump is reversed so that it acts as an air conditioner in the summer, what would be its coefficient of performance?

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Chapter15: Thermodynamics

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Problem 46PE: Show that the coefficients of performance of refrigerators and heat pumps are related by...

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