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Chapter 20: Q26P (page 605)

In a hypothetical nuclear fusion reactor, the fuel is deuterium gas at a 7×100°Ctemperature of . If this gas could be used to operate a Carnot engine with TL=100°C, what would be the engine’s efficiency? Take both temperatures to be exact and report your answer to seven significant figures.

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The efficiency of the engine is 99.99995%

Step by step solution

01

The given data

The temperature of the high-temperature reservoir,TH=7×108K

The temperature of the low-temperature reservoir,TL=100°C=373K

02

Understanding the concept of the efficiency of the engine

We use the formula of efficiency of Carnot's heat engine to calculate the efficiency of the engine

Formula:

The efficiency of the Carnot’s engine,

ε=1-TLTH (2)

03

Calculation of the engine’s efficiency

The efficiency of Carnot’s engine using equation (1) can be given as:

ε=1-373K7×108K×100%=1-2.3285×10-7×100%=0.9999995×100%=99.99995%

Hence, the value of the engine’s efficiency is 99.99995%

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