Question: TA 1 0 - 3 ( mathbf { 5 . 8 0 } ) ( 5 . 9 6 in 9 e

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5.80 A bio-reactor is kept at \(42^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) by a heat pump driven by a motor of 2 kW . The reactor loses energy at a rate of 0.5 kW per degree difference to the colder ambient. The heat pump has a COP that is \(50\%\) that of a Carnot heat pump. What is the minimum ambient temperature for which the heat pump is sufficient?
TA 1 0 - 3 \ ( \ mathbf { 5 . 8 0 } \ ) ( 5 . 9 6

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