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A heat engine draws, 800 J of heat from its high temperature source and discards 600 J of exhaust heat into its cold-temperature reservoir each cycle. How much work does this engine perform per cycle, and what is its thermal efficiency? |
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Answer» Solution :The work OUTPUT per cycle is equal to the DIFFERENCE between the heat energy drawn in and the heat energy discarded. `W=Q_(H)-|Q_(C)|=800J-600J=200J`. The efficiency of this ENGINE is `e=(W)/(Q_(H))=(200J)/(800J)=0.25=25%`. |
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