2) A heat pump with the amount of heat of liquid refrigerant (mix) when it will enter the expansion of 480 Btu/lb. while the amount of heat from the refrigerant vapor after leaving the evaporator is 412 Btu/lb. What is the coefficient of performance (COP) if the heat amount of the superheated refrigerant after being compressed by the compressor has a value of 572 Btu/lb?

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2) A heat pump with the amount of heat of liquid refrigerant (mix) when it will enter the expansion of 480 Btu/lb. while the amount of heat from the refrigerant vapor after leaving the evaporator is 412 Btu/lb. What is the coefficient of performance (COP) if the heat amount of the superheated refrigerant after being compressed by the compressor has a value of 572 Btu/lb?

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