A heat pump using refrigerant-134a heats a house by using underground water at 8°C as the heat source. The house is losing heat at a rate of 60,000 kJ/h. The refrigerant enters the compressor at 280 kPa and 0°C, and it leaves at 1 MPa and 60°C. The refrigerant exits the condenser at 30°C. Determine (a) the power input to the heat pump, (b) the rate of heat absorption from the water, and (c) the increase in electric power input if an electric resistance heater is used instead of a heat pump. Using appropriate software such as EXCEL, investigate the effect of varying the compressor isentropic efficiency over the range 60 to 100 percent by plotting the power input to the compressor and the electric power saved by using a heat pump rather than electric resistance heating as functions of compressor efficiency.

A heat pump using refrigerant-134a heats a house by using underground water at 8°C as the heat source. The house is losing heat at a rate of 60,000 kJ/h. The refrigerant enters the compressor at 280 kPa and 0°C, and it leaves at 1 MPa and 60°C. The refrigerant exits the condenser at 30°C. Determine (a) the power input to the heat pump, (b) the rate of heat absorption from the water, and (c) the increase in electric power input if an electric resistance heater is used instead of a heat pump. Using appropriate software such as EXCEL, investigate the effect of varying the compressor isentropic efficiency over the range 60 to 100 percent by plotting the power input to the compressor and the electric power saved by using a heat pump rather than electric resistance heating as functions of compressor efficiency.

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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Author:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

Publisher:Sadiku, Matthew N. O.

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