Chapter 9 Flashcards
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maintenance of a temperature below that of the surroundings
Refrigeration
best known for its use in the air conditioning of buildings and in the treatment, transportation, and preservation of food and beverages.
Refrigeration
manufacture of ice, dehydration of gases
Refrigeration
closely related process to refrigeration
Gas Liquefaction
results when a gas is cooled to a temperature in the two-phase region
Gas Liquefaction
A refrigerator or heat pump that operates on the reversed Carnot Cycle is called a
Carnot refrigerator or a Carnot heat pump.
is also known as Carnot refrigerator
Heat pump
a device for heating houses and commercial buildings during the winter and cooling them during the summer
Heat pump