The physics behind a refrigerator:
 Involving the Second Law of Thermodynamics





Welcome to my page! Throughout this website, I will talk about

what a refrigerator really is, how it works, and most
importantly how the Second Law of Thermodynamics
plays a roll in a refrigeration
system
.




Haley Brown
Physics 212, David Newman
April 21st 2014



background: courtesy of blogs.mathworks.com



What is a refrigerator?
How a refrigerator works
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Refrigerator example problems
Sources