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29 June, 23:56

A heat engine with a thermal efficiency of 25% is connected to an electric generator with an efficiency of 95%. A liquid fuel providing heat is consumed at 2.29 litres per hour. What is the power output in kW from the generator?

Heat of Combustion: 43.7 MJ/kg

Density of the fuel: 0.749 g/ml

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  1. 30 June, 03:09
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    4.94 kW

    Explanation:

    The heat energy produced by the fuel in one hour is ...

    (2.29 L/h) (0.749 kg/L) (43.7 MJ/kg) = 74.954677 MJ/h

    Then the power output is ...

    (74.954677 MJ/h) (1 h) / (3600 s) = 20.8207 kJ/s

    Multiplying this heat energy by the efficiencies of the processes involved, the output power is ...

    (20.8207 kW) (0.25) (0.95) = 4.94 kW
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