Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics 8th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1118412931
ISBN 13: 978-1-11841-293-0

Chapter 3 - Exercises: Things Engineers Think About - Page 150: 8

Answer

Pressure-cooker cooks the food at higher pressure than pan with lid and saturation temperature of water increase with pressure. So food is cooked at higher temperature in a pressure cooker, resulting in faster cooking than a pan with lid.

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Pressure-cooker cooks the food at higher pressure than pan with lid and saturation temperature of water increase with pressure. So food is cooked at higher temperature in a pressure cooker, resulting in faster cooking than a pan with lid.
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