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16 September, 21:48

A heat engine receives heat from a heat source at 1453 C and has a thermal efficiency of 43 percent. The heat engine does maximum work equal to 539 kJ. Determine: a) the heat supplied to the heat engine by the heat source (kJ), b) the heat rejected to the heat sink (kJ), and c) the temperature of the heat sink (C).

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  1. 17 September, 00:36
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    a) 1253 kJ

    b) 714 kJ

    c) 946 C

    Explanation:

    The thermal efficiency is given by this equation

    η = L/Q1

    Where

    η: thermal efficiency

    L: useful work

    Q1: heat taken from the heat source

    Rearranging:

    Q1 = L/η

    Replacing

    Q1 = 539 / 0.43 = 1253 kJ

    The first law of thermodynamics states that:

    Q = L + ΔU

    For a machine working in cycles ΔU is zero between homologous parts of the cycle.

    Also we must remember that we count heat entering the system as positiv and heat leaving as negative.

    We split the heat on the part that enters and the part that leaves.

    Q1 + Q2 = L + 0

    Q2 = L - Q1

    Q2 = 539 - 1253 = - 714 kJ

    TO calculate a temperature for the heat sink we must consider this cycle as a Carnot cycle. Then we can use the thermal efficiency equation for the Carnot cycle, this one uses temperatures:

    η = 1 - T2/T1

    T2/T1 = 1 - η

    T2 = (1 - η) * T1

    The temperatures must be given in absolute scale (1453 C = 1180 K)

    T2 = (1 - 0.43) * 1180 = 673 K

    673 K = 946 C
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