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Chapter 6.11, Problem 167FEP
A refrigeration cycle is executed with R-134a under the saturation dome between the pressure limits of 1.6 and 0.2 MPa. If the power consumption of the refrigerator is 3 kW, the maximum rate of heat removal from the cooled space of this refrigerator is
- (a) 0.45 kJ/s
- (b) 0.78 kJ/s
- (c) 3.0 kJ/s
- (d) 11.6 kJ/s
- (e) 14.6 kJ/s
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