At a power plant, a turbine is set in motion by the heat coming from a nuclear reactor. If the nuclear reactor is at a temperature of 236 degrees C and the excess heat is dumped in the rives outside the plant at 26 degrees C, what is the maximum efficiency (as the percentage) of the power plant?

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A: Power Output of engine, P=200kWThermal efficiency,η=35%=0.35

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A: Given: The power rating of the refrigerator is 600 W. The heat released into the room is 1000 W.…

Q: Suppose a woman does 450 J of work and 9300 J of heat transfer occurs into the environment in the…

A: Workdone by the women is W = 450 J Amount of heat transfer is Q = -9300 J (As heat is going out of…

Q: A heat engine receives 500 j of heat from its combustion process and loses 391 J through the exhaust…

A: Given data:  Heat input (Qin) = 500 J Heat loss = 391 J Required: The efficiency of heat engine

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A: GivenC.O.P=3.5 Mass of water, m=0.25 kgInitial Temperature of water, Ti=33°CFinal temperature of…

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Q: What is Carnot efficiency Of a heat engine operating between the temperatures of 153°C And 19°C Give…

A: Carnot efficiency η=1-TCTH

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A: Given data- Power of the motor P=1 kW Temperature of source-                   T1=27°C  or T1=27+273…

Q: In each cycle of its operation, a heat engine expels 2,900 J of energy and performs 1,600 J of…

A: energy expelled = 2900 J work done = 1600 J a) thermal energy that must be added to engine in each…

Q: A steam engine boiler is maintained at 250°C (523K) and water is converted into  steam. This steam…

A: The direction of heat transmission and the efficiency of heat engines are constrained by the second…

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A: The amount of heat released or expelled by the engine, Qreleased = 5900 J The amount of work done by…

Q: As a gasoline engine is running, an amount of gasoline containing 16,000 J of chemical potential…

A: The work done by the engine, W=4000 J   The input chemical energy, Einput=16000 J

Q: Forty grams of water at 23°C is heated until it becomes vapor at 100°C. Calculate the change in…

A: Given:- The  mass of the water is m= 40 g  The initial temperature of the water is Ti = 23°C The…

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Q: During a high fever, a 55.0 kg patient’s normal metabolism increases by 11.2%. This results in an…

A: Given that:m=55.0 kgMetabolism with fever is 11.2% greater. H=20.0 mAt normal, Qc=120 kJ

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Q: A gasoline engine has a power output of 30 kW (40 hp) and an efficiency of 22% .Decide best due to…

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Q: (a) What is the best coefficient of performance for a refrigerator that cools an environment at…

A: Part (a) Given: The temperature that transfer the heat is T1=45 C. The temperature that cools the…

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Q: If the plant operates at 50.0% of its maximum efficiency and its power output is 1.23 × 108 W, at…

A: The given data are: TH=540 KTL=313 KQH=1.23×108 W Here, TH is the higher temperature, TL is the…

Q: An engine operates at 65.3% the maximum (Carnot) efficiency.  It has a cold reservoir at 547 K and a…

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Q: A heat engine operates between a reservoir at 27°C and one at 323°C. What is the maximum efficiency…

A: T2=27=273+27=300k T1=323=323+273=596k We know,  Efficiency=1-T2/T1

Q: An engine operates at 66.8% the maximum (Carnot) efficiency.  It has a cold reservoir at 651 K and a…

A: Given, The engine operates at 66.8% the maximum (Carnot) efficiency cold reservoir temp T1=651 K hot…

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Q: This problem compares the energy output and heat transfer to the environment by two different typ…

A: Given:- The normal efficiency of  η1= 32.16%  η2= 43.52% The same heat transfer into the engine in…

Q: A steam engine is operating at its theoretical maximum efficiency of 48%. If the waste heat has a…

A: Given data: The maximum efficiency is η=48% The temperature of the waste heat is T1=31°C+273=304 K…

Q: A certain nuclear power plant has an electrical power output of 435 MW. The rate at which energy…

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Q: As a gasoline engine is running, an amount of gasoline containing 13,600 J of chemical potential…

A: Given: Input energy, E=13600 J Work done, W=3400 J

Q: As a gasoline engine is running, an amount of gasoline containing 18,500 J of chemical potential…

A: (a) The engine's efficiency is η=work doneEnergy input×100%=3700 J18500 J×100%=20%

Q: A heat pump removes 2060 J of heat from the outdoors and delivers 3060 J of heat to the inside of a…

A: Given data The heat removed by the pump is QL=2060 J The heat delivered by the house is QH=3060 J…

Q: The rate of heat leaking into a house from the warmer outdoors is given by A(TH – TC) where TC and…

A: The rate of heat leakingR=A(TH -TC)where TH is the indoor temperature and TC is the outdoor…