Consider calculating the amount of natural gas required to heat water in a heater. A family in Oklahoma uses 84 gallons of hot wat of 60°F to 135°F. Assume the efficiency of the heater is 82%. (The density of water is 1,000 kg/m³. Note that 1 cubic meter is 264 rounded intermediate values in your calculations-including answers submitted in WebAssign.) What is the mass of hot water consumed by the family per day (in kg/day)?
Consider calculating the amount of natural gas required to heat water in a heater. A family in Oklahoma uses 84 gallons of hot wat of 60°F to 135°F. Assume the efficiency of the heater is 82%. (The density of water is 1,000 kg/m³. Note that 1 cubic meter is 264 rounded intermediate values in your calculations-including answers submitted in WebAssign.) What is the mass of hot water consumed by the family per day (in kg/day)?
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and finally find the volume rate in ft3/day

Transcribed Image Text:Consider calculating the amount of natural gas required to heat water in a heater. A family in Oklahoma uses 84 gallons of hot water per day. The water is heated from a line temperature
of 60°F to 135°F. Assume the efficiency of the heater is 82%. (The density of water is 1,000 kg/m³. Note that 1 cubic meter is 264 gallons. Due to the nature of this problem, do not use
rounded intermediate values in your calculations-including answers submitted in WebAssign.)
What is the mass of hot water consumed by the family per day (in kg/day)?
kg/day
What is the specific heat of water (in J/(kg K))?
J/(kg. K)
What is the temperature rise in K?
K
How much power is required to heat the water in the heater each day (in W)?
W
How many Btu/h are equal to 1 W?
Btu/h
Express the power required in Btu/h.
Btu/h
What is the heating value (at 60°F) of natural gas in Oklahoma (in Btu/ft³)?
Btu/ft³
Determine the volume of natural gas required to heat the water in the heater in ft3 per hour and ft³ per day.
volume rate in ft³/h
ft³/h
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