The motor that drives a reversible refrigerator produced 142 W

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The motor of the reversible refrigerator produces 142 W of useful power, with hot and cold temperatures set at 20°C and -6.1°C, respectively. The efficiency of the refrigerator is calculated to be approximately 0.089. To find the maximum amount of ice that can be produced in 2.2 hours from water initially at 6.0°C, one must determine the total heat flow from the cold reservoir during this time. This heat flow must then be related to the heat required to freeze water into ice. The discussion emphasizes the need to calculate heat flow rather than focusing on entropy at this stage.
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The motor that drives a reversible refrigerator produced 142 W of useful power. The hot and cold temperatures of the heat reservoirs are 20°C and -6.1°C. What is the maximum amount of ice that can produce in 2.2 hours from water that is initially at 6.0°C?

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ΔS= Q/T


The Attempt at a Solution



I converted the temperatures into K, so 20°C= 293 K and -6.1°C= 266.9 K.
I found the efficiency using e=1- Tc/Th= 1- (266.9/293)= 0.089

after this, I am unsure how to solve the problem. Please help! thank-you :)
 
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warrior2014 said:

Homework Statement



The motor that drives a reversible refrigerator produced 142 W of useful power. The hot and cold temperatures of the heat reservoirs are 20°C and -6.1°C. What is the maximum amount of ice that can produce in 2.2 hours from water that is initially at 6.0°C?

Homework Equations



ΔS= Q/T


The Attempt at a Solution



I converted the temperatures into K, so 20°C= 293 K and -6.1°C= 266.9 K.
I found the efficiency using e=1- Tc/Th= 1- (266.9/293)= 0.089

after this, I am unsure how to solve the problem. Please help! thank-you :)
You don't have to worry about entropy at this stage. You have to determine the maximum amount of heat flow from the cold reservoir in 2.2 hours and relate that to the amount of heat flow that must be removed from the water to make a unit (eg a gram or kg) of ice to determine the units of ice made.

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