A Carnot refrigerator operates between reservoirs at -20C and 50C in a 25C room. The refrigerator is
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A Carnot refrigerator operates between reservoirs at -20°C and 50°C in a 25°C room. The refrigerator is a 40 cm × 40 cm × 40 cm box. Five of the walls are perfect insulators, but the sixth is a 1.0-cm-thick piece of stainless steel. What electric power does the refrigerator require to maintain the inside temperature at –20°C?
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics
ISBN: 978-0133942651
4th edition
Authors: Randall D. Knight
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