Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach 8th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0-07339-817-9
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Chapter 2 - Energy, Energy Transfer, and General Energy Analysis - Problems - Page 101: 2-58

Answer

$Q_{dissipated}=2.4kW$ It is not necesary to turn the heater on when the motor runs at full load.

Work Step by Step

The $0.88$ of efficiency represents the fraction of energy that becomes to mechanical work at the rotor, the remaining part represents the one that becomes to thermal energy, then the dissipated heat is: $Q_{dissipated}=20kW*(1-0.88)=2.4kW$ As you can see this dissipated heat is greater than the $2kW$ resistance heater, so it is not necesary to turn the heater on when the motor runs at full load.
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