Refrigeration and Freezing

One Ton of Refrigeration ($1\text{ TR}$) is defined as the rate of heat removal required to freeze 1 short ton ($2000\text{ lb}$) of water at $0^\circ\text{C}$ to ice at $0^\circ\text{C}$ in $24\text{ hours}$. In standard SI metric units, $1\text{ TR}$ equals:

Options:

• (A) $3.517\text{ kW}$ ($211\text{ kJ/min}$)
• (B) $1.0\text{ kW}$
• (C) $10.5\text{ kW}$
• (D) $4.184\text{ kW}$