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Heat Transfer Basics for Home Heating by AmtnyKhan is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses heating a house from 10°C to 22°C using an electric heater. It provides assumptions about treating the air as an ideal gas and constant pressure. It calculates the volume and mass of air in the house and determines the amount of heat required is 9038 kJ to raise the temperature. Given the cost of electricity is $0.075/kWh, it finds the cost to heat the house is $0.19.
- Author
- AmtnyKhan
- Language
- EN