A power washer is being used to clean the siding of a house. Water enters at 20 C, 1 atm, with a velocity of 0.2 m/s .A jet of water exits at 20 C, 1 atm, with a velocity of 20 m/s an elevation of 5 m. At steady state, the magnitude of the heat transfer rate from the power unit to the surroundings is 10% of the power input. Determine the power input to the motor, kW.

A power washer is being used to clean the siding of a house. Water at the rate of 0.1 kg/s enters at 20°c and 1 atm, with the velocity 0.2m/s. The jet of water exits at 23°c, 1 atm with a velocity 20m/s at an elevation of 5m. At steady state, the magnitude of the heat transfer rate from power unit to the surroundings is 10% of the power input. Determine the power input to the motor in kW.

Net power of 1.2 KW is being extracted

Explanation:

We are given;

Mass flow rate; m' = 0.1kg/s

Inlet temperature; T1 = 20°C = 293K

Inlet pressure; P1 = 1 atm = 10^(5) pa

Inlet velocity; v1 = 0.2 m/s

Exit Pressure; P2 = 1 atm = 10^(5) pa

Exit Temperature; T2 = 1 atm = 296K

Exit velocity; V2 = 20m/s

Change in elevation; h = Z2 - Z1 = 5m

We are told that the magnitude of the heat transfer rate from the power unit to the surroundings is 10% of the power input.

Thus;

Q = -0.1W

From Bernoulli equation;

Q - W = ∆Potential energy + ∆Kinetic energy + ∆Pressure energy

Where;

∆Potential energy = mg(z2 - z1)

∆Kinetic energy = ½m(v2² - v1²)

∆Pressure energy = mc_p(T2 - T1)

Thus;

-0.1W - W = [m'g(z2 - z1)] + [½m'(v2² - v1²)] + [m'c_p(T2 - T1)]

Where C_p is specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J/Kg.k

Plugging in the relevant values, we have;

-1.1W = (0.1 × 9.81 × 5) + (½ × 0.1(20² - 0.2²)) + (0.1 × 4200 × (296 - 293))

-1.1W = 4.905 + 19.998 + 1260

-1.1W = 1284.903

W = -1284.903/1.1

W ≈ -1168 J/s ≈ -1.2 KW

The negative sign means that work is extracted from the system.

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