Question

An air-conditioning system operating on the reversed Carnot cycle is required to transfer heat from a house at a rate of 755 kJ/min to maintain its temperature at 24°C. If the outdoor air temperature is 35°C, determine the power required to operate this air-conditioning system.

Answer 1

There is 0.466 KW required to operate this air-conditioning system

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1: Data given

Heat transfer rate of the house = Ql = 755 kJ/min

House temperature = Th = 24°C = 24 +273 = 297 Kelvin

Outdoor temperature = To = 35 °C = 35 + 273 = 308 Kelvin

Step 2: Calculate the coefficient of performance o reversed carnot air-conditioner working between the specified temperature limits.

COPr,c = 1 / ((To/Th) - 1)

COPr,c = 1 /(( 308/297) - 1)

COPr,c = 1/ 0.037

COPr,c = 27

Step 3: The power input cna be given as followed:

Wnet,in = Ql / COPr,max

Wnet, in = 755 / 27

Wnet,in = 27.963 kJ/min

Win = 27.963 * 1 KW/60kJ/min = 0.466 KW

There is 0.466 KW required to operate this air-conditioning system