A heat pump has a coefficient of performance equal to 4.05 and requires a power of 1.61 kW to operate.(a) How much energy does the heat pump add to a home in one hour?J(b) If the heat pump is reversed so that it acts as an air conditioner in the summer, what would be its coefficient ofperformance?Need Help?Read It

coefficient of performance = α= 4.05 Power = P = 1.61 X 103 w

A heat pump has a coefficient of performance equal to 4.05 and requires a power of 1.61 kW to operate. (a) How much energy does the heat pump add to a home in one hour? (b) If the heat pump is reversed so that it acts as an air conditioner in the summer, what would be its coefficient of performance? Need Help? Read It

A heat pump has a coefficient of performance equal to 4.05 and requires a power of 1.61 kW to operate. (a) How much energy does the heat pump add to a home in one hour? (b) If the heat pump is reversed so that it acts as an air conditioner in the summer, what would be its coefficient of performance? Need Help? Read It

Physics for Scientists and Engineers with Modern Physics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337553292

Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

Chapter21: Heat Engines, Entropy, And The Second Law Of Thermodynamics

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6P

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