Answer to Question #243191 in Electrical Engineering for Jac

Question #243191

Four cubic meters of water is to be heated by means of four 1.5 kW, 230 V immersion heating elements. Assuming the efficiency of the heater as 90%, determine the time required boiling the water if the initial temperature is 20°C and if all four elements are connected in parallel.


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2021-10-04T02:31:04-0400

Entering the known values of current and voltage for the hot headlight, we obtain

P = IV = (2.50 A)(12.0 V) = 30.0 W.

The cold resistance was 0.350 Ω, and so the power it uses when first switched on is

P=V2R=(12.0 V)20.350 Ω=411 W


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