(17 blanks) Calculate the efficiency of the Carnot Engine for ideal gas. Consider the figure below for a complete cycle of Carnot engine, where the cycle goes from ad->ab->bc->cd

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(17 blanks) Calculate the efficiency of the Carnot Engine for ideal gas. Consider the figure below for a complete cycle of Carnot engine, where the cycle goes from ad->ab->bc->cd

 

 

Carnot cycle
TH
Tc
0 2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
processes and segment ab & cd are the
Where segments ad & bc are the
processes; and the volumes involved are Va, Vb, Vc, Vd, and the two temperatures TC and
Sol.
Since AU = 0, then the heat on segment ab is
TH I |
QH =
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Transcribed Image Text:Carnot cycle TH Tc 0 2016 Pearson Education, Inc. processes and segment ab & cd are the Where segments ad & bc are the processes; and the volumes involved are Va, Vb, Vc, Vd, and the two temperatures TC and Sol. Since AU = 0, then the heat on segment ab is TH I | QH = |回 凶 画
Sol.
Since AU =
0, then the heat on segment ab is
QH =
TH I |
The heat on segment cd is
QC =
TC In |
By inspection, we can say that
THV-
VY-1
and
TH
Y-1_
VY-1
Thus,
Vb/
then
TQC/QH| = |
Which solves the efficiency of the Carnot engine.
Transcribed Image Text:Sol. Since AU = 0, then the heat on segment ab is QH = TH I | The heat on segment cd is QC = TC In | By inspection, we can say that THV- VY-1 and TH Y-1_ VY-1 Thus, Vb/ then TQC/QH| = | Which solves the efficiency of the Carnot engine.
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