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33.
The following heat engine produces power of 100000 kW. The heat engine operates between 800 K and 300 K. It has a thermal efficiency equal to 50% of that of the Carnot engine for the same temperature. The rate at which heat is absorbed from the hot reservoir is
100, 000 kW
160, 000 kW
200, 000 kW
320, 000 kW
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Ice Wizard said:   8 months ago
n = 1-300/800 = 0.625.
n = 0.5 given,
n(total) = 0.625 * 0.5 = 0.3125.
Wmax = n * Q.
100000/0.3125 = Q.
Q = 320,000.

Sunil yadav said:   2 years ago
n = W/Qh.
Qh = W/n.
= 100000/.3125,
= 320000Kw.

Muhammad Moazzam said:   5 years ago
Thanks @Kamran.

Kamran Khan said:   6 years ago
As for carnot engine, thermal efficiency= nc=1-tc/th=1-800/300=0.625.

As given n=0.50nc.
Because, Thermal efficiency = 0.50(Carnot thermal efficiency),
So n=0.50(0.625)=0.3125.

As efficiency=n=W/Q then Q=nW=0.3125(100000)=319693.094 KW Approximately 320,000 kW.
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Aamir said:   7 years ago
Please explain the answer.

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