A heating system must maintain the interior of a building at 16°C during a period when the outside air temperature is 5°C and the heat transfer from the building through its roof and walls is 3 x 106 kJ. For this duty heat pumps are under consideration that would operate between the dwelling and: (a) the ground at 15°C. (b) a pond at 10°C. (c) the outside air at 5°C. For each case, evaluate the minimum theoretical net work input required by any such heat pump, in kJ. Part A For case (a), evaluate the minimum theoretical net work input required by any such heat pump, in kJ. (Wcycle) min kJ

A heating system must maintain the interior of a building at 16°C during a period when the outside air temperature is 5°C and the heat transfer from the building through its roof and walls is 3 x 106 kJ. For this duty heat pumps are under consideration that would operate between the dwelling and: (a) the ground at 15°C. (b) a pond at 10°C. (c) the outside air at 5°C. For each case, evaluate the minimum theoretical net work input required by any such heat pump, in kJ. Part A For case (a), evaluate the minimum theoretical net work input required by any such heat pump, in kJ. (Wcycle) min kJ

Elements Of Electromagnetics

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