A thermoelectric refrigerator that resembles a small ice chest is powered by a car battery, and has a COP of 0.10. If the refrigerator cools a 0.350 L canned drink from 20°C to 4°C in 30 min, determine the average electric power consumed by the thermoelectric refrigerator. 

With the electric are welding rate of 18 in./min, how long will it take to weld a ½ in. thick plate by 3 ft. long seam?

A regenerative gas turbine power plant is
shown in Fig. P1. Air enters the compressor at 1
bar, 27ºC with a mass flow rate of 0.562 kg/s and
is compressed to 4 bar. The isentropic efficiency of
the compressor is 80%, and the regenerator
effectiveness is 90%. All the power developed by
the high-pressure turbine is used to run the
compressor. The low-pressure turbine provides the
net power output. Each turbine has an isentropic
efficiency of 87% and the temperature at the inlet
to the high-pressure turbine is 1200 K. Sketch the
corresponding T – s diagram and determine: (a) The net power output, in kW. (b) The thermal
efficiency. (c) The temperature of the air at states
2, 3, 5, 6, and 7, in K.