Definition of a refrigeration system: heat flow direction in operation. Select the description that correctly defines what a refrigeration system does in terms of heat transfer between a cold body and a hot body. Choose the correct option.
Mechanical Engineering
Heat Transfer, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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Aremoves heat from a low temperature body and delivers it to a high temperature body
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Bremoves heat from a high temperature body and delivers it to a low temperature body
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Crejects energy to a low temperature body
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Dnone of the above
Answer
Correct Answer: removes heat from a low temperature body and delivers it to a high temperature body
Explanation
ConceptA refrigerator (or heat pump) pumps heat from a colder region to a warmer region by consuming external work (or, in absorption systems, an external heat source).
Final Answerremoves heat from a low temperature body and delivers it to a high temperature body.