A Heat pump water heater (HPWH) heats water by absorbing heat from the ambient air and transferring

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A Heat pump water heater (HPWH) heats water by absorbing heat from the ambient air and transferring it to water. The heat pump has a COP of 3.4 and consumes 6 kW of electricity when running. Determine if this heat pump can be used to meet the cooling needs of a room most of the time for "free" by absorbing heat from the air in the room. The rate of heat gain of a room is usually less than 45,000kJ/h.
A Heat pump water heater (HPWH) heats water by absorbing
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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach

ISBN: 978-0073398174

8th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

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