Refrigerator Calculator

This calculator evaluates various ratios and efficiency for Refrigerators.
Inputs﻿﻿Q(1)
:150.00J​
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﻿﻿Q(2)
:200.00J​
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﻿﻿T(1)
:23.00degC​
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﻿﻿T(2)
:30.00​
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Coefficient of performance:﻿
β=Heat ExtractedWtotal=Q2Wtotal=Q2Q1−Q2=T2T1−T2\beta=\frac{Heat\ Extracted}{W_{total}}=\frac{Q_2}{W_{total}}=\frac{Q_2}{Q_1-Q_2}=\frac{T_2}{T_1-T_2}β=Wtotal​Heat Extracted​=Wtotal​Q2​​=Q1​−Q2​Q2​​=T1​−T2​T2​​
Output﻿﻿W
:-50.00​
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Q1=Q2+WQ_1=Q_2+WQ1​=Q2​+W
﻿﻿β (eqn 1)
:-4.00​
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βequation 1=Q2Wtotal\beta_{equation\ 1}=\frac{Q_2}{W_{total}}βequation 1​=Wtotal​Q2​​
﻿﻿β (eqn 2)
:-4.00​
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βequation 2=Q2Q1−Q2\beta_{equation\ 2}=\frac{Q_2}{Q_1-Q_2}βequation 2​=Q1​−Q2​Q2​​
﻿﻿β (eqn 3)
:-4.29​
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βequation 3=T2T1−T2\beta_{equation\ 3}=\frac{T_2}{T_1-T_2}βequation 3​=T1​−T2​T2​​
The following are the variables for the equations
RefrigeratorsIn using the calculators and inputting values below, refer to Figure 1 and the different states of the refrigerator.
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Figure 1: Diagram of Refrigeration
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