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FromTheMoon [43]
3 years ago
12

During January, at a location in Alaska winds at -20°C can be observed, However, several meters below ground the temperature rem

ains at 11°C. An inventor claims to have devised a power cycle working between these temperatures having a thermal efficiency of 10%.
Investigate this claim.

(a) What is the maximum thermal efficiency for these conditions?

(b) Is the inventor's claim possible?
Engineering
1 answer:
maw [93]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

a) \eta_{th} = 10.910\,\%, b) Yes.

Explanation:

a) The maximum thermal efficiency is given by the Carnot's Cycle, whose formula is:

\eta_{th} =\left(1-\frac{253.15\,K}{284.15\,K}  \right) \times 100\,\%

\eta_{th} = 10.910\,\%

b) The claim of the inventor is possible since real efficiency is lower than maximum thermal efficiency.

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