2 Calculate the efficiency of a Carnot engine operating betw
2. Calculate the efficiency of a Carnot engine operating between temperatures of 400 C and 100 C and n= 44.6%
Solution
The efficiency of a Carnot engine depends only upon the temperatures of the two heat reservoirs
efficiency n = (T2 - T1)/T2
T2 = 400 + 273 = 673
T1 = 100+273 = 373
n = 300/673 = 0.4457
n% = 44.57 = 44.6 %
