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1. A reversed Carnot cycle is used for refrigeration and rejects 1,000 kW of heat at 340 K while
receiving heat at 250 K. Determine (a) the COP, (b) the power required, and (c) the refrigerating
effect.
Solution:

Th = 340 K , Tc = 250 K
Q& R = 1000 kW
Tc 250
(a) COP = = = 2.778
Th − Tc 340 − 250
Q& T  250 
(b) W& = Q& R − Q& A = Q& R − R c = (1,000)1 −  = 264.7 kW
Th  340 
(c) Q& A = Q& R − W& = 1000 − 264.7 = 735.3 kW

2. A reversed Carnot cycle has a refrigerating COP of 4. (a) What is the ratio Tmax Tmin ? (b) If the work
input is 6 kW, what will be the maximum refrigerating effect, kJ/min and tons.
Solution:

Tmin
(a) COP =
Tmax − Tmin

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1 T −T T
= max min = max − 1
COP Tmin Tmin
Tmax 1 1
= + 1 = + 1 = 1.25
Tmin COP 4
(b) QA = W (COP ) = (6 )(4) = 24 kW
in kJ/min,
QA = (24)(60) = 1440 kJ min
in Tons
24
QA = = 6.826 TR
3.516

3. A reversed Carnot engine removes 40,000 kW from a heat sink. The temperature of the heat sink is
260 K and the temperature of the heat reservoir is 320 K. Determine the power required of the
engine.
Solution:

QA = 40,000 kW
Tmin = 260 K
Tmax = 320 K
Q (T − T )Q (320 − 260)(40,000)
W = A = max min A = = 9230.8 kW
COP Tmin 260

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