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A500WCarnot engine operates between constant-temperature reservoirs at 100°Cand60.0°C. (a)What is the rate at which energy is taken in by the engine as heat and (b) What is the rate at which energy is exhausted by the engine as heat?

Short Answer

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  1. The rate at which energy is taken in by the engine as heat is 4672 W
  2. The rate at which energy is exhausted by the engine as heat is 4172 W.

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The given data

  1. The work rate of the Carnot engine, P = 500 W
  2. The high temperature of the reservoir,TH=100°C=373K
  3. The low temperature of the reservoir, TL=60.0°C=333K
02

Understanding the concept of the Carnot engine

We can find the efficiency of the Carnot engine using the corresponding formula. Dividing power by efficiency will give us the rate at which energy is taken in by the engine as heat. From power and absorbed energy, we can easily find the rate at which energy is exhausted by the engine as heat.

Formulae:

The efficiency of a Carnot engine,

ε=TH-TLTH (1)

The net work done by a Carnot engine,

W=εQH (2)

03

(a) Calculation of the rate of energy by the engine takes inside the heat

Using equation (1), the efficiency of the Carnot engine can be given as:

ε=373K-333K373K=0.107

Work done per cycle per second is, 500 W

Energy added in the form of heat per second can be given using equation (2) as follows:

Qt=Pε=500W0.107=4672W

Hence, the required value of the rate of energy to be taken in as heat is 4672W

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(b) Calculation of the rate of energy that is exhausted as heat

The rate at which energy is exhausted by the engine as heat can be given as:

Qlost=4672W-500W=4172W

Hence, the value of the rate of energy be exhausted as heat to the engine is 4172 W

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