Thinking Like an Engineer: An Active Learning Approach (4th Edition)
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Author: Elizabeth A. Stephan, David R. Bowman, William J. Park, Benjamin L. Sill, Matthew W. Ohland
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Chapter 8, Problem 58RQ
A spacecraft is fueled using hydrazine (N2H4; molecular weight of 32 grams per mole [g/mol]) and carries 1640 kilograms [kg] of fuel. On a mission to orbit a planet, the fuel will first be warmed from −186 degrees Fahrenheit [°F] to 78 degrees Fahrenheit [°F] before being used after the long space flight to reach the planet. The specific heat capacity of hydrazine is 0.099 kilojoules per mole kelvin [kJ/(mol K)]. If there is 300 watts [W] of power available to heat the fuel, how long will the heating process take in units of hours [h]?
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