An air conditioner using refrigerant-134a as the working fluid and operating on the ideal vapor-compression refrigeration...

An air conditioner using refrigerant-134a as the working fluid and operating on the ideal vapor-compression refrigeration cycle is to maintain a space at 30°C while operating its condenser at 1000 kPa. Determine the COP of the system when a temperature difference of 2°C is allowed for the transfer of heat in the evaporator. (Take the required values from saturated refrigerant-134a tables.)

The COP of the system is ?

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