Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 18 - The Laws of Thermodynamics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 648: 88

Answer

(a) $0.896$ (b) $0.701$

Work Step by Step

(a) We can find the efficiency of the engine as follows: $e=\frac{W}{Q_h}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $e=\frac{1120J}{1250J}$ $e=0.896$ (b) We can find the required efficiency as $e=1-\frac{T_c}{T_h}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $e=1-\frac{302K}{1010K}$ $e=0.701$
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