The thermal characteristics of a small, dormitory refrigerator are determined by performing two separate experiments, each with the door closed and the refrigerator placed in ambient air at T ∞ = 25 ° C . In one ease, an electric heater is suspended in the refrigerator cavity, while the refrigerator is unplugged. With the heater dissipating 20 W, a steady-state temperature of 90°C is recorded within the cavity. With the heater removed and the refrigerator now in operation, the second experiment involves maintaining a steady-state cavity temperature of 5°C for a fixed time interval and recording the electrical energy required to operate the refrigerator. In such an experiment for which steady operation is maintained over a 12-hour period, the input electrical energy is 125,000 J. Determine the refrigerator's coefficient of performance (COP).
The thermal characteristics of a small, dormitory refrigerator are determined by performing two separate experiments, each with the door closed and the refrigerator placed in ambient air at T ∞ = 25 ° C . In one ease, an electric heater is suspended in the refrigerator cavity, while the refrigerator is unplugged. With the heater dissipating 20 W, a steady-state temperature of 90°C is recorded within the cavity. With the heater removed and the refrigerator now in operation, the second experiment involves maintaining a steady-state cavity temperature of 5°C for a fixed time interval and recording the electrical energy required to operate the refrigerator. In such an experiment for which steady operation is maintained over a 12-hour period, the input electrical energy is 125,000 J. Determine the refrigerator's coefficient of performance (COP).
Solution Summary: The author explains how the refrigerator's coefficient of performance is 2.12. The expression for the heat transfer is given as, q=T_infty,i-
The thermal characteristics of a small, dormitory refrigerator are determined by performing two separate experiments, each with the door closed and the refrigerator placed in ambient air at
T
∞
=
25
°
C
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In one ease, an electric heater is suspended in the refrigerator cavity, while the refrigerator is unplugged. With the heater dissipating 20 W, a steady-state temperature of 90°C is recorded within the cavity. With the heater removed and the refrigerator now in operation, the second experiment involves maintaining a steady-state cavity temperature of 5°C for a fixed time interval and recording the electrical energy required to operate the refrigerator. In such an experiment for which steady operation is maintained over a 12-hour period, the input electrical energy is 125,000 J. Determine the refrigerator's coefficient of performance (COP).
Heat Transfer Mechanisms
5- In a certain experiment, cylindrical samples of diameter 4 cm and length 7 cm are used (see
Fig.below). The two thermocouples in each sample are placed 3 cm apart. After initial transients, the
electric heater is observed to draw 0.6 A at 110 V, and both differential thermometers read a
temperature difference of 10°C. Determine the thermal conductivity of the sample.
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Part a and b
Two large containers A and B of the same size are filled with different fluids. The fluids in containers A and B are maintained at 0° C and 100° C, respectively. A small metal bar, whose initial temperature is 100° C, is lowered into container A. After 1 minute the temperature of the bar is 90° C. After 2 minutes (since being lowered into container A) the bar is removed and instantly transferred into the other container. After 1 minute in container B the temperature of the bar rises 10°. How long, measured from the start of the entire process, will it take the bar to reach 99.5° C? (Round your answer to two decimal places. Assume the final temperature being asked for is reached while the bar is container B.)
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