An immersion heater rated 1000 W, 220 V is used to heat 0.01 m3 of water. Assuming that the power is supplied at 220 V and 60% of the power supplied is used to heat the water, how long will it take to increase the temperature of the water from 15°C to 40°C?
Given
The operating voltage V
Power consumed P,
Now the resistance of the immersion heater,
Mass of water m is ,
m =1100× 1000
= 10 Kg
We know specific heat of water, s = 4200 Jkg-1 K-1
Given rise in temperature, θ = 25°C
Heat required to raise the temperature of the given mass of water is given by –
Let t be the time taken to raise the temperature of water.
Given the heat evolve is only 60%.
So,