Replacing incandescent lights with energy-efficient fluorescent lights can reduce the lighting energy consumption to one-fourth of what
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(a) In summer and
(b) In winter.
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Switching to energy efficient lighting reduces the electricity consumed for lighting as well as the cooling load in summer but increases the heating l...View the full answer
Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach
ISBN: 978-0073398174
8th edition
Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
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