3. 4500J of heat was absorbed from a Carnot engine from a reservoir at 650K. The engine did some work, and discards some heat to a sink at 350K. Evaluate: The efficiency of the system

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3. 4500J of heat was absorbed from a Carnot engine from a reservoir at 650K. The engine did
some work, and discards some heat to a sink at 350K. Evaluate:
The efficiency of the system
Transcribed Image Text:3. 4500J of heat was absorbed from a Carnot engine from a reservoir at 650K. The engine did some work, and discards some heat to a sink at 350K. Evaluate: The efficiency of the system
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Scenario - Given carnot engine absorbs heat from a source, does work and ejects remaining heat at a cooler temperature.

Given :

Heat absorbed Q=4500 J

Source temperatureT1=650 K

Sink temperature T2=350 K

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