Solved: A house that is losing heat at a rate of 50,000

Chapter 8, Problem 821

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A house that is losing heat at a rate of  when the outside temperature drops to  is to be heated by electric resistance heaters. If the house is to be maintained at  at all times, determine the reversible work input for this process and the irreversibility.

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QUESTION:

A house that is losing heat at a rate of  when the outside temperature drops to  is to be heated by electric resistance heaters. If the house is to be maintained at  at all times, determine the reversible work input for this process and the irreversibility.

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A house is maintained at a specified temperature by electric resistance heaters.Refer to figure below.

 The reversible work for this heating process and irreversibility are to be determined.

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