A house is heated by a heat pump driven by an electric motor using the outside as

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A house is heated by a heat pump driven by an electric motor using the outside as the low-temperature reservoir. The house loses energy directly proportional to the temperature difference as Q.loss = K (TH - TL). Determine the minimum electric power to drive the heat pump as a function of the two temperatures.
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Fundamentals Of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 9781118131992

8th Edition

Authors: Claus Borgnakke, Richard E. Sonntag

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