Discuss the below problem:
Q: A heat pump receives heat from a lake that has an average winter time temperature of 6°C and supplies heat into a house having an average temperature of 27°C.
(a) If the house loses heat to the atmosphere at the rate of 64,000 kJ/h, determine the minimum power supplied to the heat pump, in kW.
(b) A heat exchanger is used to transfer the energy from the lake water to the heat pump. If the lake water temperature decreases by 5°C as it flows through the lake water-to-heat pump heat exchanger, determine the minimum mass flow rate of lake water, in kg/s. Neglect the effect of the lake water pump.
