Problem 6.35:
An air-conditioning system, powered by solar energy, is being designed to maintain the temperature inside a house at 20 °C against a temperature of 30 °C of the surroundings. Solar panels will be used to heat water to 200 °C and this energy will be used to power the air conditioner. Considering the house, the surroundings, and the water tank to be heat reservoirs, what is the power that must be supplied to run the air conditioner per kW of heat pumped out of the house?