Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

by Cengel, Yunus; Boles, Michael

Published by McGraw-Hill Education

ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9

ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 11 - Refrigeration Cycles - Problems - Page 647: 11-83

Answer

See explanation below.

Work Step by Step

When finding the maximum COP we replace the values into the COP equation. Once done so, we discover that the answer is not 3.1. Therefore, the claim is not possible.

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