Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 19 - Heat Engines and Refrigerators - Exercises and Problems - Page 551: 38

Answer

$564\;\rm J$

Work Step by Step

For an ideal gas in a Carnot engine is having a closed cycle in four processes, two isothermals, and two diabetics. There is no heat exchange during the two adiabatic processes. We are given that the expansion isothermal process occurs at $T_H=300^\circ\rm C$ while the compression isothermal process occurs at $T_C=50^\circ \rm C$. We need to find the heat exhausted $Q_C$ in the compression isothermal process, which is given by $$Q_H=W_{\rm out}+Q_C$$ where we know that $Q_H=1000$ J during the isothermal expansion process. Thus, $$Q_C=Q_H-W_{\rm out} \tag 1$$ Now we need to find $W_{\rm out}$ where we know that the thermal efficiency of the Carnot engine is given by $$\eta=\dfrac{W_{\rm out}}{Q_H}=1-\dfrac{T_C}{T_H}$$ Thus, $$W_{\rm out}=\dfrac{Q_H(T_H-T_C)}{T_H}$$ Plugging into (1) and then plugging the known; $$Q_C=Q_H- \dfrac{Q_H(T_H-T_C)}{T_H}=1000- \dfrac{1000([300+273]-[50+273])}{[300+273]}$$ $$Q_C= \color{red}{\bf 564}\;\rm J$$
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