A house built on a riverside is to be cooled in summer by utilizing the cool water

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A house built on a riverside is to be cooled in summer by utilizing the cool water of the river. A 15-m-long section of a circular stainless-steel duct of 20-cm diameter passes through the water. Air flows through the underwater section of the duct at 3 m/s at an average temperature of 15°C. For an overall fan efficiency of 62 percent, determine the fan power needed to overcome the flow resistance in this section of the duct.

Air, 3 m/s + Air River

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Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences

ISBN: 978-0078027680

5th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Robert H. Turner, John M. Cimbala

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