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A large heat pump should upgrade 4MWof heat at 65°C to be
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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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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?
ANSWER:
Solution 49HP
Step 1 of 3:
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)