50 grams of water executes a Carnot power cycle. During the isothermal expansion, the water is heated at 10 MPa from saturated liquid to a saturated vapor. The vapor then expands adiabatically to a temperature of 20°C. a. Sketch the cycle on P-v and T-s diagrams b. Evaluate the heat and work for each process, in kJ c. Evaluate the thermal efficiency.

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50 grams of water executes a Carnot power cycle. During the isothermal expansion, the water is heated at 10 MPa from saturated liquid to a saturated vapor. The vapor then expands adiabatically to a temperature of 20°C.
a. Sketch the cycle on P-v and T-s diagrams
b. Evaluate the heat and work for each process, in kJ
c. Evaluate the thermal efficiency.

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