Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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Chapter 18 - The Laws of Thermodynamics - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 648: 89

Answer

(a) $0.47J/K$ (b) $0.40KJ$ (c) Please see the work below.

Work Step by Step

(a) We can calculate the total entropy change as follows: $\Delta S_{total}=(\frac{Q}{T})_h+(\frac{Q}{T})_c$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $\Delta S_{total}=\frac{-660J}{810K}+\frac{410J}{320K}$ $\Delta S_{total}=0.47J/K$ (b) The maximum work done by a reversible engine is given as $W_{max}=(1-\frac{T_c}{T_h})Q_h$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $W_{max}=(1-\frac{320K}{810K})(660J)$ $W_{max}=399.26J=0.40KJ$ (c) We know that the difference between the non-reversible and reversible engine is given as $\Delta W=W_{max}-W$ $\implies \Delta W=(1-\frac{T_c}{T_h})Q_h-(Q_h-Q_c)$ $\Delta W=\frac{-T_c}{T_h}Q_h+Q_c$ $\Delta W=T_c(\frac{-Q_h}{T_h}+\frac{Q_c}{T_c})$ $\Delta W=T_c\Delta S_{total}$
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