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प्रश्न
Suppose a person wants to increase the efficiency of the reversible heat engine that is operating between 100°C and 300°C. He had two ways to increase efficiency.
- By decreasing the cold reservoir temperature from 100°C to 50°C and keeping the hot reservoir temperature constant
- by increasing the temperature of the hot reservoir from 300°C to 350°C by keeping the cold reservoir temperature constant.
Which is the suitable method?
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उत्तर
Heat engine operates at initial temperature = 100°C + 273 = 373 K
Final temperature = 300°C + 273 = 573 K
At melting point = 273 K
Efficiency η = `1 - "T"_2/"T"_1`
= `1 - 273/573`
= 0.3491
η = 34.9%
(a) By decreasing the cold reservoir, efficiency
T1 = 300°C + 273 = 573 K
T2 = 50°C + 273 = 323 K
Efficiency η = `1 - "T"_2/"T"_1`
= `1 - 323/573`
= 0.436
η = 43.6%
(b) By increasing the temperature of hot reservoir, efficiency
T1 = 350°C + 273 = 623 K
T2 = 100°C + 273 = 373 K
Efficiency η = `1 - "T"_2/"T"_1`
= `1 - 373/623`
= 0.401
η = 40.1%
Method (a) More efficiency than method (b).
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