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I need help with the following question:
Please have a look at the question and my attempt at the solution.
Alternative cooling systems are considered for a large computing centre requiring 1 MW of cooling power.(i) One solution is to provide cooling by a heat exchanger interfaced to a cold waterpipe. The water, initially at 10◦C, is taken from a nearby lake.The water coming out of the heat exchanger has a temperature of 15◦C. Whatis the flow rate (in m3s−1)? The specific heat of water is 4200 J kg−1K−.
My attempt at a solution is as follows but uses a dimensional analysis argument and I am unsure whether this is is an appropriate method for tackling the question.
E = mcΔT
But Power = P = E/t = mcΔT/t
Therefore P/cΔT = m/t = Density *Volume /t
But we know density of water is 1000kg m^-3.
So we deduce that P/cΔT*1000 = V/t which has the correct dimensions.
The value I deduce is 0.0476m^3s-1 and am unsure whether that seems reasonable .
I need help with the following question:
Please have a look at the question and my attempt at the solution.
Alternative cooling systems are considered for a large computing centre requiring 1 MW of cooling power.(i) One solution is to provide cooling by a heat exchanger interfaced to a cold waterpipe. The water, initially at 10◦C, is taken from a nearby lake.The water coming out of the heat exchanger has a temperature of 15◦C. Whatis the flow rate (in m3s−1)? The specific heat of water is 4200 J kg−1K−.
My attempt at a solution is as follows but uses a dimensional analysis argument and I am unsure whether this is is an appropriate method for tackling the question.
E = mcΔT
But Power = P = E/t = mcΔT/t
Therefore P/cΔT = m/t = Density *Volume /t
But we know density of water is 1000kg m^-3.
So we deduce that P/cΔT*1000 = V/t which has the correct dimensions.
The value I deduce is 0.0476m^3s-1 and am unsure whether that seems reasonable .
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