A large heat pump should upgrade 4MWof heat at 65°C to be

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A large heat pump should upgrade 4MWof heat at 65°C to be delivered as heat at 145°C. What is the minimum amount of work (power) input that will drive this?

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QUESTION:

Problem 49HP

A large heat pump should upgrade 4MWof heat at 65°C to be delivered as heat at 145°C. What is the minimum amount of work (power) input that will drive this?

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We are going to find the minimum work input required to upgrade the 4 MW heat pump for the given temperature value.

The cold temperature TL = 65°C = 338 K

The hot temperature TH = 145°C = 418 K

The maximum power input L = 4 MW        (to be removed)

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