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Question 4.8: A domestic refrigerator maintains temperature of – 8ºC when ...

A domestic refrigerator maintains temperature of – 8ºC when the atmospheric air temperature is 27ºC. Assuming the leakage of 7.5 kJ/min from outside to refrigerator determine power required to run this refrigerator. Consider refrigerator as Carnot refrigerator.

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