An electric heater is used to heat a room of a volume 62m^3. Air is brought into the room at 5^\circ C and is changed completely twice per hour. Heat

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2021-02-19

An electric heater is used to heat a room of a volume 62m3. Air is brought into the room at 5 C and is changed completely twice per hour. Heat loss through the walls amounts to approximately 850 kcal/h. If the air is to be maintainedat 20 C, what minimum wattage must the heater have? (The specific heat of air is about 0.17 kcal/kg*Co.)

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Laith Petty

Laith Petty

Skilled2021-02-21Added 103 answers

Vt=6221hr=0.034m3s
850kcal/hr=850/3600(kcal/sec)=0.236
1kcal=4186J
P=Qt=(0.0340.171.2915+0.236)=0.348kcals=1456.7Js=1456.7W

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