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Chemical Engineering · Q206

Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

Engineering and GATE · Chemical Engineering · question 206

Q206

A refrigerator may be termed as a

A.
Heat pump
Answer
B.
Heat engine
C.
Carnot engine
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
A refrigerator can also be termed as heat pump as both functions on a same way that is taking heat from low temperature reservoir and by the help of external work giving heat to high temperature reservoir.