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The interior of a refrigerator has a surface area of 4.8 m2. It is insulated by...

The interior of a refrigerator has a surface area of 4.8 m2. It is insulated by a 2.2 cm thick material that has a thermal conductivity of 0.0115 J/m · s · ◦ C. The ratio of the heat extracted from the interior to the work done

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"by the motor is 7.7% of the theoretical maximum. The temperature of the room is 33.3°C, and the temperature inside the refrigerator is 6.3°C.
Determine the power required to run the compressor. Answer in units of W", with it,

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Some heat flows from room through insulation into the refrigerator.
You can calculate this amount using Fourier's law:
H = ∆Q/∆t = k∙A∙∆T/∆x
= 0.0115J/ms°C × 4.2m² ×(33.3°C - 6.8°C) / 0.022m
= 58.18J/s = 58.18W

The fridge system has to remove this amount from interior in order to keep internal temperature constant.

The coefficient of performance(COP) of a fridge is the ratio of heat removed to work done, or heat removed per unit time, to power input:
COP = Q/W = H/P

The maximum coefficient of performance of a fridge is
COP(max) = T(cool)/(T(hot) -T(cool)

Here
T(cool)= 6.8°C = 279.95K
T(Hot) = 33.3°C = 306.45K
=>
COP(max) = 279.95K/(306.45K - 279.95K) = 10.564

The actual COP of the fridge is 7,7% of that maximum value.i.e.
COP = 0.077 ×COP_max = 0.813

Hence:
P = H/COP
= 58.18W / 0.813
= 71.56W


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