GATE XE · 2023 · XE-E
Question 108: Second Law of Thermodynamics
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Question 108
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An office uses a heat pump to receive 500 kJ/day heat in winter to maintain its temperature at 300 K. The ambient temperature is 280 K. If the COP of the heat pump is 60% of its theoretical maximum value, the ratio of actual work input to the minimum theoretical work input to the heat pump is ______ (rounded off to one decimal place).
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2023XE-E
GATE XE 2023 · Paper 1
Engineering Sciences · Original paper archive
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- Section XE-E
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- Numerical answer (NAT)
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- 2 marks
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