Coefficient of Performance of Refrigerator given Heat in Cold and Hot Reservoir Calculator

Calculate Coefficient of Performance of Refrigerator





Formula

The formula to calculate the Coefficient of Performance of Refrigerator is:

\[ \text{COP}_R = \frac{Q_L}{Q_H - Q_L} \]

Where:

Definition

COP of Refrigerator given Heat in the cold and hot reservoir is the ratio of the heat removed from the system to the work required by the system.

Example Calculation

Let's assume the following values:

Using the formula:

\[ \text{COP}_R = \frac{350}{640 - 350} \]

Evaluating:

\[ \text{COP}_R = 1.20689655172414 \]

The Coefficient of Performance of Refrigerator is 1.20689655172414.

Conversion Chart

Heat in Cold Reservoir (J) Heat in Hot Reservoir (J) COP of Refrigerator
300 640 0.882352941176
310 640 0.939393939394
320 640 1.000000000000
330 640 1.064516129032
340 640 1.133333333333
350 640 1.206896551724
360 640 1.285714285714
370 640 1.370370370370
380 640 1.461538461538
390 640 1.560000000000
400 640 1.666666666667