Q1: A particular power plant operates with a heat-source reservoir at 370°C and aheat sink reservoir at 50°C. It has a thermal efficiency equal to 60% of the Carnot-engine thermal efficiency for the same temperatures.(a) What is the thermal efficiency of the plant?(b) To what temperature must the heat-source reservoir be raised to increase thethermal efficiency of the plant to 40%? Again n is 60% of the Carnot-engine value.(c) For part (a) If the discarded heat is 2000000kw what is the work?

Given data, Temperature of the source = 3700C Temperature of the sink = 500C

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