EBK THERMODYNAMICS: AN ENGINEERING APPR
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Chapter 1.11, Problem 14P
A 4-kW resistance heater in a water heater runs for 3 hours to raise the water temperature to the desired level. Determine the amount of electric energy used in both kWh and kJ.
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EBK THERMODYNAMICS: AN ENGINEERING APPR
Ch. 1.11 - What is the difference between the classical and...Ch. 1.11 - The value of the gravitational acceleration g...Ch. 1.11 - One of the most amusing things a person can...Ch. 1.11 - An office worker claims that a cup of cold coffee...Ch. 1.11 - 1–5C What is the difference between kg-mass and...Ch. 1.11 - Explain why the light-year has the dimension of...Ch. 1.11 - What is the net force acting on a car cruising at...Ch. 1.11 - 1–8 At 45° latitude, the gravitational...Ch. 1.11 - What is the weight, in N, of an object with a mass...Ch. 1.11 - A 3-kg plastic tank that has a volume of 0.2 m3 is...
Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 11PCh. 1.11 - Prob. 12PCh. 1.11 - Solve Prob. 113 using appropriate software. Print...Ch. 1.11 - A 4-kW resistance heater in a water heater runs...Ch. 1.11 - A 150-lbm astronaut took his bathroom scale (a...Ch. 1.11 - The gas tank of a car is filled with a nozzle that...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 17PCh. 1.11 - A large fraction of the thermal energy generated...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 19PCh. 1.11 - 1–20C A can or soft drink at room temperature is...Ch. 1.11 - What is the difference between intensive and...Ch. 1.11 - Is the number of moles of a substance contained in...Ch. 1.11 - Is the state of the air in an isolated room...Ch. 1.11 - The specific weight of a system is defined as the...Ch. 1.11 - What is a quasi-equilibrium process? What is its...Ch. 1.11 - Define the isothermal, isobaric, and isochoric...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 27PCh. 1.11 - Prob. 28PCh. 1.11 - 1–29C What is specific gravity? How is it related...Ch. 1.11 - 1–31C What are the ordinary and absolute...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 32PCh. 1.11 - Prob. 33PCh. 1.11 - Prob. 34PCh. 1.11 - Prob. 35PCh. 1.11 - Prob. 36PCh. 1.11 - Prob. 37PCh. 1.11 - Prob. 38PCh. 1.11 - The temperature of a system drops by 45F during a...Ch. 1.11 - Explain why some people experience nose bleeding...Ch. 1.11 - A health magazine reported that physicians...Ch. 1.11 - Someone claims that the absolute pressure in a...Ch. 1.11 - 1–43C Express Pascal’s law, and give a real-world...Ch. 1.11 - Consider two identical fans, one at sea level and...Ch. 1.11 - A vacuum gage connected to a chambee reads 35 kPa...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 46PCh. 1.11 - 1–47E The pressure in a water line is 1500 kPa....Ch. 1.11 - 1–48E If the pressure inside a rubber balloon is...Ch. 1.11 - A manometer is used to measure the air pressure in...Ch. 1.11 - 1–50 The water in a tank is pressurized by air,...Ch. 1.11 - 1–51 Determine the atmospheric pressure at a...Ch. 1.11 - A 200-pound man has a total foot imprint area of...Ch. 1.11 - The gage pressure in a liquid at a depth of 3 m is...Ch. 1.11 - The absolute pressure in water at a depth of 9 m...Ch. 1.11 - 1–55E Determine the pressure exerted on the...Ch. 1.11 - 1–56 Consider a 70-kg woman who has a total foot...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 57PCh. 1.11 - The barometer of a mountain hiker reads 750 mbars...Ch. 1.11 - The basic barometer can be used to measure the...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 61PCh. 1.11 - A gas is contained in a vertical, frictionless...Ch. 1.11 - Reconsider Prob. 158. Using appropriate software,...Ch. 1.11 - Both a gage and a manometer are attached to a gas...Ch. 1.11 - Reconsider Prob. 161. Using appropriate software,...Ch. 1.11 - A manometer containing oil ( = 850 kg/m3) is...Ch. 1.11 - A mercury manometer ( = 13.600 kg/m3) is connected...Ch. 1.11 - Repeat Prob. 165 for a differential mercury height...Ch. 1.11 - The pressure in a natural gas pipeline is measured...Ch. 1.11 - Repeat Prob. 167E by replacing air with oil with a...Ch. 1.11 - Blood pressure is usually measure by wrapping a...Ch. 1.11 - The maximum blood pressure in the upper arm of a...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 73PCh. 1.11 - Consider a U-tube whose arms are open to the...Ch. 1.11 - Consider a double-fluid manometer attached to an...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 76PCh. 1.11 - Prob. 77PCh. 1.11 - Calculate the absolute pressure. P1, of the...Ch. 1.11 - Consider the manometer in Fig. 173. If the...Ch. 1.11 - Consider the manometer in Fig. 173. If the...Ch. 1.11 - Consider the system shown in Fig. 177. If a change...Ch. 1.11 - What is the value of the engineering software...Ch. 1.11 - Determine a positive real root of this equation...Ch. 1.11 - Solve this system of three equations with three...Ch. 1.11 - Solve this system of three equations with three...Ch. 1.11 - The reactive force developed by a jet engine to...Ch. 1.11 - A man goes to a traditional market to buy a steak...Ch. 1.11 - What is the weight of a 1-kg substance in N, kN,...Ch. 1.11 - A hydraulic lift is to be used to lift a 1900-kg...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 92RPCh. 1.11 - Prob. 93RPCh. 1.11 - Prob. 94RPCh. 1.11 - Prob. 95RPCh. 1.11 - Prob. 96RPCh. 1.11 - It is well known that cold air feels much colder...Ch. 1.11 - Reconsider Prob. 1116E. Using appropriate...Ch. 1.11 - A vertical pistoncylinder device contains a gas at...Ch. 1.11 - An air-conditioning system requires a 35-m-long...Ch. 1.11 - The average body temperature of a person rises by...Ch. 1.11 - Balloons are often filled with helium gas because...Ch. 1.11 - Reconsider Prob. 1101. Using appropriate software,...Ch. 1.11 - Determine the maximum amount of load, in kg, the...Ch. 1.11 - The lower half of a 6-m-high cylindrical container...Ch. 1.11 - A vertical, frictionless pistoncylinder device...Ch. 1.11 - A pressure cooker cooks a lot faster than an...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 108RPCh. 1.11 - Consider a U-tube whose arms are open to the...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 110RPCh. 1.11 - A water pipe is connected to a double-U manometer...Ch. 1.11 - A gasoline line is connected to a pressure gage...Ch. 1.11 - Repeat Prob. 1110 for a pressure gage reading of...Ch. 1.11 - The average atmosphere pressure on earth is...Ch. 1.11 - Prob. 115RPCh. 1.11 - Prob. 116RPCh. 1.11 - Consider the flow of air through a wind turbine...Ch. 1.11 - The drag force exerted on a car by air depends on...Ch. 1.11 - An apple loses 3.6 kJ of heat as it cools per C...Ch. 1.11 - Consider a fish swimming 5 m below the free...Ch. 1.11 - The atmospheric pressures at the top and the...Ch. 1.11 - Consider a 2.5-m-deep swimming pool. The pressure...Ch. 1.11 - During a heating process, the temperature of an...Ch. 1.11 - At sea level, the weight of 1 kg mass in SI units...
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