Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-07339-817-4

Chapter 3 - Properties of Pure Substances - Problems - Page 161: 3-135

Answer

c) $1.9kW$

Work Step by Step

From table A-5: $h_{fg}=2256.4\frac{kJ}{kg}$ $m_{evap}=0.5*1kg=0.5kg$ $t=10*60=600s$ $P=\frac{Q}{t}=\frac{mh_{fg}}{t}=\frac{0.5kg*2256.4\frac{kJ}{kg}}{600s}=1.88kW$
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