//A Textbook of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics //Chapter 5 //Some Applications of the Laws of Thermodynamics //Example 9 clear; clc; //Given: T1 = 288; //temperature of surrounding (K) T2 = 261; //temperature of solution (K) Q2 = 1000; //heat removed (kJ/min) //To determine the least amount of power //Using eq. 5.57 (Page no. 137) W = Q2*((T1-T2)/T2); //power in kJ/min P = (W*1000)/(746*60); //power in hp mprintf('Least amount of power necessary is %f hp',P); //end