Two Carnot engines are hooked up in series so that the waste thermal energy at constant tempera- ture TM for the first engine is used as the heat source for the second engine. The high temperature reservoir for engine 1 is at TH = 327 C. The low temperature reservoir for engine 2 is at TL = 27 C. TL < TM < TH. For what value of TM in C will the combined engine produce the greatest total work output, wi + w2? TH 1 W1 TM I W2 TL Figure 2: Two Carnot engines operate in series.

Two Carnot engines are hooked up in series so that the waste thermal energy at constant tempera- ture TM for the first engine is used as the heat source for the second engine. The high temperature reservoir for engine 1 is at TH = 327 C. The low temperature reservoir for engine 2 is at TL = 27 C. TL < TM < TH. For what value of TM in C will the combined engine produce the greatest total work output, wi + w2? TH 1 W1 TM I W2 TL Figure 2: Two Carnot engines operate in series.

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