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A heat engine receives half of its heat supply at 1000 K and half at 500 K while rejecting heat to a sink at 300 K. What is the maximum thermal efficiency of the heat engine?

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technology (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter45: Domestic Refrigerators And Freezers

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1000 K and half at 500 K while rejecting heat to
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