A house is cooled by a heat pump driven by an electric motor using the inside as

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A house is cooled by a heat pump driven by an electric motor using the inside as the low temperature reservoir. The house gains energy in direct proportion to the temperature difference as ˙Q gain = 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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