Calculating Heat Exchange for a Water Pump

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The discussion focuses on calculating the heat exchange required for a water pump operating at 10 W, raising the pressure of water from 1 bar to 2 bar at a constant temperature of 25°C. The relevant equations include the first law of thermodynamics applied to an open system, rather than the ideal gas law. The specific heat capacity of liquid water is given as 4.18 J g-1 K-1, and the flow rate is 2.5 mol/s. The key takeaway is that the heat exchange calculation must consider the energy balance in the control volume rather than relying on gas laws.

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Homework Statement


A pump, operating at 10 W, is used to raise the pressure of a stream of water at 2.5 mol/s from 1 bar to 2 bar. At steady state, if the water temperature should remain constant at 25oC, how much heat exchange between the pump and its surroundings is required? Note that 1 bar = 105 Pa and C liq,water = 4.18 J g-1 K -1

Homework Equations


PV=NRT

The Attempt at a Solution


I tried to set up two equations. The first one is (1)(V)=NR(373+25) and the second is (2)(V)= NR(373+25)
and I don't know find out the heat exchange since there are some unknown data( Volume? Mole?)
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rachel6589 said:

Homework Statement


A pump, operating at 10 W, is used to raise the pressure of a stream of water at 2.5 mol/s from 1 bar to 2 bar. At steady state, if the water temperature should remain constant at 25oC, how much heat exchange between the pump and its surroundings is required? Note that 1 bar = 105 Pa and C liq,water = 4.18 J g-1 K -1

Homework Equations


PV=NRT

The Attempt at a Solution


I tried to set up two equations. The first one is (1)(V)=NR(373+25) and the second is (2)(V)= NR(373+25)
and I don't know find out the heat exchange since there are some unknown data( Volume? Mole?)[/B]
The solution to this problem has nothing to do with the ideal gas law. This is a problem in application of the open system (control volume) version of the first law of thermodynamics.
 
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