ONLY PART D A light airplanes gasoline engine in an airplane, operating at 2.40 ✕ 103 rev/min, takes in energy 8.00 ✕ 103 J and exhausts 4.55 ✕ 103 J for each revolution of the crankshaft. (a) How many liters of fuel does it consume in 1.00 h of operation if the heat of combustion of the fuel is equal to 4.03 ✕ 107 J/L?  28.58 L/h (b) What is the mechanical power output of the engine? Ignore friction and express the answer in horsepower.  184.98 hp (c) What is the torque (in N · m) exerted by the crankshaft on the load?  549.08 N · m (d) What power (in W) must the exhaust and cooling system transfer out of the engine?  __________W

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A light airplanes gasoline engine in an airplane, operating at 2.40 ✕ 103 rev/min, takes in energy 8.00 ✕ 103 J and exhausts 4.55 ✕ 103 J for each revolution of the crankshaft.

(a)
How many liters of fuel does it consume in 1.00 h of operation if the heat of combustion of the fuel is equal to 4.03 ✕ 107 J/L?
 28.58 L/h
(b)
What is the mechanical power output of the engine? Ignore friction and express the answer in horsepower.
 184.98 hp
(c)
What is the torque (in N · m) exerted by the crankshaft on the load?
 549.08 N · m
(d)
What power (in W) must the exhaust and cooling system transfer out of the engine?
 __________W
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