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 649: 97

Answer

(a) $6.10\%$

Work Step by Step

We can find the required maximum efficiency as follows: $e_{max}=1-\frac{T_c}{T_h}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $e_{max}=1-\frac{273+4}{273+22}$ $e_{max}=1-\frac{277}{295}$ $e_{max}=0.0610$ $e_{max}=6.10\%$
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