To increase the efficiency of a heat engine, would it be preferable to produce the same temperature increment by increasing the temperature of the reservoir while maintaining the temperature of the sink constant, or to decrease the temperature of the sink while maintaining the temperature of the reservoir constant? Explain.

Q: (II) A Carnot engine’s operating temperatures are 210°Cand 45°C. The engine’s power output is 910 W.…

A: The efficiency of the engine can be obtained as η=1-TcTh=1-45+273K210+273K=0.342

Q: Explain Reversible and Irreversible Processes?

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Q: A heat engine performs the reversible cycle abca with 9.0 moles of an ideal gas, as shown in the…

A: Given, n=9mole Ta=300KTb=500KVc=0.2m3γ=1.60

Q: Imagine a Carnot heat pump operates between an outside temperature of 0 °C and an inside temperature…

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Q: A steam engine is operated in a cold climate where the exhaust temperature is 0°C. (a) Calculate the…

A: (A)  The theoretical maximum efficiency of the engine is given by the following expression: η=1-TLTH…

Q: Determine the change in (extensive) entropy if 5 kg of water are boiled (isothermally) at 100 °C.…

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Q: We ordinarily say that ΔU = 0 for an isothermal process. Does this assume no phase change takes…

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Q: Calculate the work output of a Carnot engine when 4000 J of heat is transferred to the engine for…

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Q: Two Carnot heat engines are connected in sequence, with the efficiency of the first engine being k…

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Q: Spontaneous heat transfer from hot to cold is an irreversible process. Calculate the total change in…

A: Change in entropy is,  ∆S=∆Q∆T Given : Change in heat ∆Q=4000 J Change in temperature ∆T=600-250…

Q: A Carnot heat engine is operating between a source at TH and a sink at TL. If it is desired to…

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Q: A thermodynamic system is taken from an original state D to an intermediate state E by'the linear…

A: In a closed loop of processes in a P-V diagram, the total work done by the gas is equal to the area…

Q: 18. Which of the following processes is alare part/s of the Carnot heat engine cycle? " A. Adiabatic…

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Q: What does the Second Law of Thermodynamics say about how much work can be done by a heat engine?…

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Q: The coefficient of performance of the heat pump used as a cooler (illustrated below) is x-3. What is…

A: Given: The coefficient of performance is 3.

Q: A heat engine operates between a high temperature of about 600°C and a low temperature of about…

A: Given: The temperature of hot reservoir is 600°C. The temperature of cold reservoir is 300°C.

Q: A 1.00-mol sample of an ideal monatomic gas is taken through the cycle shown. The process A → B is a…

A: For the isothermal process AB, the work on the gas is

Q: Suppose that there are two very large reservoirs of water, one at a temperature of 91.0 ∘C and one…

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Q: A Carnot engine has an efficiency of 23.4% when the hot reservoir temperature is 583°C. If we want…

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Q: A heat engine is being designed to have a Carnot efficiency of 65% when operating between two heat…

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Q: 1). For a Carnot engine with a running temperature of 500° C on a cold winter day in Chicago (- 15°…

A: Given data, Temperature of the source = 500oC temperature of the sink = -15oC Value of IC = 35 %

Q: Somebody claims that at very high pressure ratios, the use of regeneration actually decreases the…

A: At very high-pressure ratios, the gas temperature at the turbine exit may be lower than the…

Q: Can any other engine achieve efficiency more than the Carnot engine?

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Q: . A gas is allowed to expand (a) adiabatically and (b) isothermally. In each process, does the…

A: To determine,A gas is allowed to expand (a) adiabatically and (b) isothermally. In each process,…

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A: The hot reservoir will have a loss of entropy. It is given by,

Q: Consider a heat engine that uses reservoirs at 800.°C and 0.00 °C. Calculate the maximum possible…

A: The expression for the efficiency of the heat engine is given by,  η=1-T2T1×100 -----(1) Here, η is…

Q: A quantity of an ideal gas in an isolated system expanded isothermally and reversibly at 400 K from…

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Q: Does a gas become more orderly when it liquefies? Does its entropy change? If so, does the entropy…

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Q: For an ideal gas in an isothermal process, there is no change in internal energy. Suppose the gas…

A: W is the work done and the process is isothermal.

Q: What is the thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine that is operated between two heat reservoirs at…

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Q: A heat engine is being designed to have a Carnot efficiency of 65.0% when operating between two…

A: (a) Temperature of cold reservoir, Tc=20°C=293 K Efficiency, e=65% Efficiency,…

Q: A heat engine operates between a reservoir at 15°C and one at 220°C. What is the maximum efficiency…

A: Given that: T1=2200CT2=150Cη=Efficiency=?

Q: Is there any way to increase the efficiency of a Carnot heat engine other than by increasing TH or…

A: Given: Efficiency of Carnot's engine

Q: Steam locomotives have an efficiency of 22.0% and operate with a hot steam temperature of 528 C.…

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