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Chapter 7 Problem 7202

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A passive solar house that is losing heat to the outdoors at 38C at an average rate of 50,000 kJ/h is maintained at 228C at all times during a winter night for 10 h. The house is to be heated by 50 glass containers, each containing 20 L of water that is heated to 808C during the day by absorbing solar energy. A thermostat controlled 15 kW backup electric resistance heater turns on whenever necessary to keep the house at 228C. Determine how long the electric heating system was on that night and the amount of entropy generated during the night.

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The first step in solving 7 problem number 202 trying to solve the problem we have to refer to the textbook question: A passive solar house that is losing heat to the outdoors at 38C at an average rate of 50,000 kJ/h is maintained at 228C at all times during a winter night for 10 h. The house is to be heated by 50 glass containers, each containing 20 L of water that is heated to 808C during the day by absorbing solar energy. A thermostat controlled 15 kW backup electric resistance heater turns on whenever necessary to keep the house at 228C. Determine how long the electric heating system was on that night and the amount of entropy generated during the night.
From the textbook chapter Entropy you will find a few key concepts needed to solve this.

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Title Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach  8 
Author Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
ISBN 9780073398174

Solution: A passive solar house that is losing heat to the

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