2. The thermal efficiency of a power cycle is 37.5% and the heat rejected to a...
A reversible power cycle whose thermal efficiency is 39% receives 50 kJ by heat transfer from a hot reservoir at 310oC and rejects energy by heat transfer to a cold reservoir at temperature TC. Determine the energy rejected, in kJ, and TC, in oC. Determine the entropy production for the cycle, σcycle, in kJ/K.
A reversible power cycle whose thermal efficiency is 40% receives 50 kJ by heat transfer from a hot reservoir at 600 K and rejects energy by heat transfer to a coldreservoir at temperature Tc. Determine the energy rejected in KJ
For a power cycle operating as shown below. The energy transfer by heat into the cycle, Qin is 500 MJ. What is the net work developed, in MJ, if the cycle thermal efficiency is 30 %? What is the value of Qout in MJ.
A power cycle operates between hot and cold reservoirs at 600 K and 300 K, respectively. At steady state the cycle develops a power output of 0.45 MW while receiving energy by heat transfer from the hot reservoir at the rate of 1 MW. (a) Determine the thermal efficiency and the rate at which energy is rejected by heat transfer to the cold reservoir, in MW. (b) Compare the results of part (a) with those of a reversible power cycle...
Problem 1 (10 points). Consider a newly invented power cyclic device performing a power cycle while interacting with two thermal reservoirs. The device absorbs 2000 kJ from the hight temperature reservoir at 1000 K, and releases certain amount of heat to the low temperature reservoir at 500 K. Now consider three claims on its thermal efficiency or per ormance: η 70, η 0%, and Y-40%. (a, 4 points) Formulate the entropy production for the cyclic process in terms of the...
An engine does 20 J of work and exhausts 15 J of waste heat during each cycle. What is the engine's thermal efficiency? If the cold-reservoir temperature is 30 degrees C, what is the minimum possible temperature in degrees C of the hot reservoir?
C. Calculation problems (12 marks each) 6. Generating electricity from a nuclear power plant A thermal heat at a rate of 1.2 GW and at a temperature of 450 C. This heat is used in an engine that is connected to the sea water at T 20°C as low temperature reservoir. The engine has an efficiency of 51%. nuclear power plant generates (A) What is the electrical power output of this power plant? (The electrical enerzy output is equal to...
[3] A heat engine is reported to operate with 25 % efficiency when the cold reservoir is at 0° C. (a) Assuming this engine follows the Carnot cycle, what is the temperature of the hot reservoir? (b) Suppose the heat input to this engine was 10 J. Calculate the work done by this engine c) Suppose the heat input to this engine was 5). Calculate the heat rejected by this engine.
A power cycle operating between two thermal reservoirs receives energy QH by heat transfer from a hot reservoir at TH = 2000 K and rejects energy QC by heat transfer to a cold reservoir at TC = 400 K. For each of the following cases determine whether the cycle operates reversibly, operates irreversibly, or is impossible. (a) QH = 1000 kJ, ƞ = 60% (b) QH = 1000 kJ, Wcycle = 850 kJ (c) QH = 1000 kJ, QC =...
As shown in the figure, a reversible power cycle receives energy QH by heat transfer from a hot reservoir at TH and rejects energy QC by heat transfer to a cold reservoir at TC. a) If TH = 1600 K, TC = 400 K, what is the thermal efficiency? b) If TH = 500oC, TC = 20oC, and Wcycle = 1000 kJ, what are QH and QC, each in kJ? c) If ? = 60% and TC = 40oF, what...