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ACarnotenginewhoseefficiencyis 45%takesheat fromasourcemaintainedat atemperatureof 327^(@)C.Tohave an engineof efficiency60%whatmustbe theintaketemperaturefor thesameexhaust(sink)temperature

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Solution :Efficiency of Carnot engine `(eta_(1))=45%=0.45`
Initial intake temperature `(T_(1))=327^(@)C=600K`
NEW efficiency `(eta_(2))=60%=0.6`
Efficiency of Carnot engine is given by
`ETA=1-(T_(2))/(T_(1))`
`T_(1)` is temperature of source , `T_(2)` is temperature of sink
`"1st Case :"T_(2)=(1-eta)T_(1)=(1-0.45)xx600 rArr T_(2)=330K`
`"2nd Case :"(T_(2))/(T_(1))=1-eta`
`T_(1)=(T_(2))/(1-eta)=(330)/(1-0.6)=(330)/(0.4)`
`T_(1)=825K=825-273, T_(1)=552^(@)C`


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