Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305578296
Author: John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 42, Problem 9RQ
If an air-conditioning system was being designed for usein Nogales, Arizona, what temperature difference would be used for calculations?
A. 21°F
B. 68°F
C. 75°F
D. 96°F
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