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Chapter 15, Problem 40

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In a very mild winter climate, a heat pump has heat transfer from an environment at 5.00ºC to one at 35.0ºC . What is the best possible coefficient of performance for these temperatures? Explicitly show how you follow the steps in the Problem-Solving Strategies for Thermodynamics.

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QUESTION:

Problem 40PE

In a very mild winter climate, a heat pump has heat transfer from an environment at 5.00ºC to one at 35.0ºC . What is the best possible coefficient of performance for these temperatures? Explicitly show how you follow the steps in the Problem-Solving Strategies for Thermodynamics.

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The formula to find the coefficient of performance of the heat pump is,

Here  and  are the temperature of hot and cold reservoir respectively, is the coefficient of performance of the heat pump and is the efficiency of the perfect Carnot’s engine.

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