A house that is losing heat at a rate of 50,000 kJ/h when the outside temperature drops

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A house that is losing heat at a rate of 50,000 kJ/h when the outside temperature drops to 4°C is to be heated by electric resistance heaters. If the house is to be maintained at 25°C at all times, determine the reversible work input for this process and the irreversibility.
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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach

ISBN: 978-0073398174

8th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

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