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The boiling temperature of water decreases by about 3°C for each 1000-m rise in altitude. What is the decrease in the boiling temperature in (a) K, (b) °F, and (c) R for each 1000-m rise in altitude?...
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A Carnot heat engine is operating between a source at TH and a sink at TL. If we wish to double the thermal efficiency of this engine, what should the new source temperature be? Assume the sink temper...
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Calculate and plot the thermal efficiency of a completely reversible heat engine as a function of the source temperature up to 2000 R with the sink temperature fixed at 500 R.
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Show that COPHP = COPR + 1 when both the heat pump and the refrigerator have the same QL and QH values.
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Consider a pan of water being heated (a) by placing it on an electric range and (b) by placing a heating element in the water. Which method is a more efficient way of heating water? Explain.
See AnswerQ: A heat engine has a total heat input of 1.3
A heat engine has a total heat input of 1.3 kJ and a thermal efficiency of 35 percent. How much work will it produce?
See AnswerQ: A steam power plant receives heat from a furnace at a rate
A steam power plant receives heat from a furnace at a rate of 280 GJ/h. Heat losses to the surrounding air from the steam as it passes through the pipes and other components are estimated to be about...
See AnswerQ: A heat engine has a heat input of 3 × 104 Btu
A heat engine has a heat input of 3 × 104 Btu/h and a thermal efficiency of 40 percent. Calculate the power it will produce, in hp.
See AnswerQ: A 600-MW steam power plant, which is cooled by
A 600-MW steam power plant, which is cooled by a nearby river, has a thermal efficiency of 40 percent. Determine the rate of heat transfer to the river water. Will the actual heat transfer rate be hig...
See AnswerQ: A heat engine with a thermal efficiency of 45 percent rejects 500
A heat engine with a thermal efficiency of 45 percent rejects 500 kJ/kg of heat. How much heat does it receive?
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