Question: A glass bottle washing facility uses a well-agitated hot-water bath at 55C that is placed on the ground. The bottles enter at a rate of

A glass bottle washing facility uses a well-agitated hot-water bath at 55°C that is placed on the ground. The bottles enter at a rate of 800 per minute at an ambient temperature of 20°C and leave at the water temperature. Each bottle has a mass of 150 g and removes 0.2 g of water as it leaves the bath wet. Make-up water is supplied at 15°C. Disregarding any heat losses from the outer surfaces of the bath, determine the rate at which
(a) Water and
(b) Heat must be supplied to maintain steady operation.

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