Answer:
4.8°C
Explanation:
The rate of heat transfer through the wall is given by:


Assumptions:
1) the system is at equilibrium
2) the heat transfer from foam side to interface and interface to block side is equal. There is no heat retention at any point
3) the external surface of the wall (concrete block side) is large enough that all heat is dissipated and there is no increase in temperature of the air on that side






temperature at the interface
Solving for
will give the temperature at the interface:





Answer:
The claim is valid.
Explanation:
Let assume that heat pump is reversible. The coefficient of performance for the heat pump is:



The claim is valid as real heat pumps have lower coefficients of performance.
Answer:
<em>55%</em>
Explanation:
hot reservoir = 1100 K
cold reservoir = 500 K
<em>This is a Carnot system</em>
For a Carnot system, maximum efficicency of the system is given as
Eff = 1 - 
where Tc = temperature of cold reservoir = 500K
Th = temperature of hot reservoir = 1100 K
Eff = 1 - 
Eff = 1 - 0.45 = 0.55 or<em> 55%</em>