# Question 1 For Air ΔT = 10 floor area = 15m^2 height = 2.5m heater rated = 1668W density = 1.25kg/m^3 specific heat = 1kj/kg C Volume = area * height = 15 * 2.5 = 37.5m^3 mass = density * volume = 1.25 * 37.5 = 46.875 kg room specific heat = specific heat * mass = 1 * 46.875 = 46.875kj ΔQ for ΔT = ΔT * room specific heat = 10 * 46.875 = 468.75kj = 468 750j time for ΔQ = Q / heater rated = 468 750 / 1668 = ~281s = 4.6 min The room full of Air would take 4.6 min. The room full of water (assuming a density of 997kg/m^3 and specific heat of 4 184j/kg C) would take about 15630 min. For Water ΔT = 10 Volume = 37.5m^3 heater rated = 1668W density = 997 kg/m^3 specific heat = 4 184 j/kg C mass = Volume * density = 37.5 * 997 = 37 387.5kg room specific heat = specific heat * mass = 4 184 * 37 387.5 = 15 6429 300 j ΔQ for ΔT = ΔT * room specific heat = 10 * 15 6429 300 = 1 564 293 000 j time for ΔQ = Q / heater rated = 1 564 293 000 / 1668 = 937825.53s = 15 630m # Question 2 area = 137m^2 heat demand = 150kWh/m^2 cost of switch = 119 460 sek electricity price = 1540 sek/MWh Ideal efficency Cold temp = 0C = 273 Hot temp = 60C = 333 House heat demands annual = area * heat demand = 137 * 150 = 20 550 kWh = 20.550 MWh cost before switching = House heat demands annual * electricity price = 20.550 * 1540 = 31 647 sek $$ efficiency = {T_h \over ΔT} = {333 \over 60} = 5.55 $$ heat pump W = House heat demands annual / efficiency = 20.550 / 5.55 = 3.7027 MWh cost after switching = heat pump W * electricity price = 3.7027 * 1540 = 5 702 sek Per year saving = cost before switching - cost after switching = 31 647 - 5 702 = 25 945 sek years before payed off = cost of switch / Per year saving = 119 460 / 25 945 = 4.6 years # Question 3 On consumption = 109 W = 109Wh Off consumption = 0 W 8 hours on electricity cost = 2621 sek/MWh day usage = 8 * 109Wh = 872 Wh year = 365 * 872 = 318280 Wh = 0.31828 MWh year cost = 2621 * 0.31 = 834.211 sek # Question 4 $$ f(x) = \left(7.93 - 8.67cos\left({2π \over 365} \cdot (x-25.2)\right)\right) $$ the expression dose not go above 20. So we can just subtract the result form 20 to get the temperature difference between indoors and out doors $$ G(x) = 20-\left(7.93 - 8.67cos\left({2π \over 365} \cdot (x-25.2)\right)\right) $$ For every degree of difference between the indoor and outdoor temp 1W/m^3 is needed for heating. To get the energy needed over the year we intergrade the function. $$ \int_1^{365} G(x)dx = 4405 W = 4.385 kW $$ So the energy needed by a home is 4.385kW/m^2 # Question 5 Hot temp = 151 Cold temp = 12 $$ ε_{max} = {ΔT \over T_h} = {139 \over 424} = 0.3278 = 32.7 \% $$ If Cold temp = 80 $$ ε_{max} = {ΔT \over T_h} = {71 \over 424} = 0.1674 = 16.7 \% $$ efficiency would decrease to 16.7 %