Enter the mass flow rate of the water (kg/s), the specific heat of the water (kJ/kg-K), and the change in temperature (C) into the calculator to determine the Water Cooling Energy.
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Water Cooling Energy Formula
The following equation is used to calculate the Water Cooling Energy.
Q = mdot * C * T
- Where Q is the Water Cooling Energy (kW)
- mdot is the mass flow rate of the water (kg/s)
- C is the specific heat of the water (kJ/kg-K)
- T is the change in temperature (C)
How to Calculate Water Cooling Energy?
The following example problems outline the steps and information needed to calculate the Water Cooling Energy.
Example Problem #1
- First, determine the mass flow rate of the water (kg/s). In this example, the mass flow rate of the water (kg/s) is determined to be 5 .
- Next, determine the specific heat of the water (kJ/kg-K). For this problem, the specific heat of the water (kJ/kg-K) is measured to be 4.19 .
- Next, determine the change in temperature (C). In this case, the change in temperature (C) is found to be 4.
- Finally, calculate the Water Cooling Energy using the formula above:
Q = mdot * C * T
Inserting the values from above and solving the equation yields:
Q = 5 * 4.19 * 4 = 83.8 (kW)
Example Problem #2
Using the same method as above, first, we need to measure or determine the variables required by the equation. For this example problem, these are provided as follows:
mass flow rate of the water (kg/s) = 9
specific heat of the water (kJ/kg-K) = 4.19
change in temperature (C) = 5
Enter these given values into the calculator or above yields:
Q = 9 * 4.19 * 5 = 188.55 (kW)
