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An air conditioner on a hot summer day removes 8 Btu/s of
Chapter 5, Problem 156EUP(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 156EUP
An air conditioner on a hot summer day removes 8 Btu/s of energy from a house at 70 F and pushes energy to the outside, which is at 88 F. The house has 30 000 lbm mass with an average specific heat of 0.23 Btu/lbm°R. In order to do this, the cold side of the air conditioner is at 40 F and the hot side is at 100 F. The air conditioner (refrigerator) has a COP that is 60% that of a corresponding Carnot refrigerator. Find the actual COP of the air conditioner and the power required to run it.
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Problem 156EUP
An air conditioner on a hot summer day removes 8 Btu/s of energy from a house at 70 F and pushes energy to the outside, which is at 88 F. The house has 30 000 lbm mass with an average specific heat of 0.23 Btu/lbm°R. In order to do this, the cold side of the air conditioner is at 40 F and the hot side is at 100 F. The air conditioner (refrigerator) has a COP that is 60% that of a corresponding Carnot refrigerator. Find the actual COP of the air conditioner and the power required to run it.
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We need to find out the actual coefficient of performance of the air conditioner and the power required to run the air conditioner.