A heat engine has a high-temperature reservoir at 330K and a low-temperature reservoir at 260K. What is the maximum efficiency of this engine?
1 Answer
Apr 6, 2018
Explanation:
It is a consequence of the second law of thermodynamics that among all engines running between two reservoirs, the Carnot engine is the most efficient.
Now, the efficiency of a Carnot engine running between 330 K and 260 K is
this is the maximum possible efficiency for our engine