Problem
A new air conditioner using R-410a is used in heat pump mode. The high pressure is 2000 kPa and the low pressure is 400 kPa. It warms a house at 20oC driven by an electric power input of 2 kW in an ambient at -5oC. Find the destruction of exergy in four places: (1) inside the heat pump, (2) in the high-T heat exchanger, (3) in the low-T heat exchanger, and (4) in the house walls/windows, and so on that separate the inside from the outside of the house.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.