Coal fire burning at 1100 k delivers heat energy to a reservoir at 500 k. Find maximum efficiency.
1 answer:
Answer:
<em>55%</em>
Explanation:
hot reservoir = 1100 K
cold reservoir = 500 K
<em>This is a Carnot system</em>
For a Carnot system, maximum efficicency of the system is given as
Eff = 1 -
where Tc = temperature of cold reservoir = 500K
Th = temperature of hot reservoir = 1100 K
Eff = 1 -
Eff = 1 - 0.45 = 0.55 or<em> 55%</em>
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a)σ₁ = 265.2 MPa
b)σ₂ = -172.8 MPa
c)
d)Range = 438 MPa
Explanation:
Given that
Mean stress ,σm= 46.2 MPa
Stress amplitude ,σa= 219 MPa
Lets take
Maximum stress level = σ₁
Minimum stress level =σ₂
The mean stress given as
2 x 46.2 = σ₁ + σ₂
σ₁ + σ₂ = 92.4 MPa --------1
The amplitude stress given as
2 x 219 = σ₁ - σ₂
σ₁ - σ₂ = 438 MPa --------2
By adding the above equation
2 σ₁ = 530.4
σ₁ = 265.2 MPa
-σ₂ = 438 -265.2 MPa
σ₂ = -172.8 MPa
Stress ratio
Range = 265.2 MPa - ( -172.8 MPa)
Range = 438 MPa