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COP (Refrigerator)

COP_R = Q_c / W

What it says

Coefficient of performance of a refrigerator: heat removed from the cold reservoir per unit of work input.

Symbols

SymbolQuantityDimension
COP_RCoefficient of performance (dimensionless)1
Q_cHeat removed from cold reservoir (J)M L^2 T^-2
WWork input (J)M L^2 T^-2

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