A certain refrigerator has a COP of 5.00. When the refrigerator is running, its power input is 500 W. A sample of water of mass 500 g and temperature 20.0°C is placed in the freezer compartment. Assume all other parts of the refrigerator stay at the same temperature and there is no leakage of energy from the exterior, so the operation of the refrigerator results only in energy being extracted from the water. -->Compare the cost to make 44 kg of ice using two different refrigerators; one has a COP of 5.00 and the other has a COP of 6.00. Electricity costs $0.10 per kWh. Using the same assumptions given in the example, find the cost difference (in dollars) between the refrigerators to freeze the water.

A certain refrigerator has a COP of 5.00. When the refrigerator is running, its power input is 500 W. A sample of water of mass 500 g and temperature 20.0°C is placed in the freezer compartment. Assume all other parts of the refrigerator stay at the same temperature and there is no leakage of energy from the exterior, so the operation of the refrigerator results only in energy being extracted from the water. -->Compare the cost to make 44 kg of ice using two different refrigerators; one has a COP of 5.00 and the other has a COP of 6.00. Electricity costs $0.10 per kWh. Using the same assumptions given in the example, find the cost difference (in dollars) between the refrigerators to freeze the water.

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305578296

Author:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Publisher:John Tomczyk, Eugene Silberstein, Bill Whitman, Bill Johnson

Chapter44: Geothermal Heat Pumps

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