Elements Of Electromagnetics
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Goal Solve for the efficiency of a heat engine using a five-step process the includes:
1. Making a state table.
2. Making a process table.
3. Calculating the totals for Work, Heat, and Internal-Energy-Change.
4. Identifying the heat input (hot reservoir) and output (cold reservoir).
5. Calculating the efficiency of the engine.
Problem Shown in the figure to the right is a cyclic process undergone by a heat engine. Your heat engine shall use 7.0 moles of nitrogen gas (diatomic). During the process a->b, the pressure rises by a factor of 2.0.
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(1) Fill in the State Table (all pressures in Pascals, all volumes in cubic meters, all temperatures in K). |
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(2) Fill in the Process Table (all entries in Joules). |
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(3) Find the Totals: |
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(4) Find the heat input (from "hot reservoir") and the heat output (to "cold reservoir"): |
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(5) Find the efficiency of the engine: |
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