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Heating Formula??

Mr. Guappa · 2008-04-11 12:36:35

Any tips on what formula to use for this problem.. bit rusty since college!!! What is the power required to heat 1000 L of water from 10deg to 40deg in 1 hour?

11-04-2008 12:36pm

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Any tips on what formula to use for this problem.. bit rusty since college!!!

What is the power required to heat 1000 L of water from 10deg to 40deg in 1 hour?

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#2 11-04-2008 12:52pm

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Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Any tips on what formula to use for this problem.. bit rusty since college!!!

What is the power required to heat 1000 L of water from 10deg to 40deg in 1 hour?

Q=m.c(T2-T1)

m is the mass of the water which will be the volume multiplied by density.
c is the specific heat capacity of water. Can be got from steam tables.
T2 is 40 deg and T1 is 10

Thats gives you the heat need to be supplied to raise the temp to 40 deg.

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#3 11-04-2008 1:08pm

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Cheers!!! Think I figured it out

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