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The document contains a series of thermodynamics problems related to heat engines, heat pumps, and refrigeration systems, along with their respective solutions. Key calculations include the least rate of heat rejection for a heat engine, power requirements for a heat pump, and thermal efficiencies for reversible engines. Additionally, it discusses the potential for a power plant utilizing temperature differences in ocean water for energy generation.

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The document contains a series of thermodynamics problems related to heat engines, heat pumps, and refrigeration systems, along with their respective solutions. Key calculations include the least rate of heat rejection for a heat engine, power requirements for a heat pump, and thermal efficiencies for reversible engines. Additionally, it discusses the potential for a power plant utilizing temperature differences in ocean water for energy generation.

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MCL142 Tutorial 3

Q1. A heat engine operates between a source at 600°C and a sink at 20°C.
Determine the least rate of heat rejection per kW net output of the engine.
Ans: 0.5kW

Q2. A heat pump delivers heat at the rate of 10 kJ/s to heat a room maintained at
25°C, by receiving heat from a reservoir at -10°C. If the COP of the heat pump is
50% of the COP of an ideal heat pump operating between the same temperature
limits, determine the power required to run the heat pump. Ans: 2.35kW

Q3. A reversible heat engine receives heat from a high-temperature reservoir at TH


and rejects heat to a reservoir at 1000 K. A second reversible heat engine receives
the heat rejected by the first engine at 1000 K and rejects heat to a reservoir at 300
K. If the thermal efficiency of both the engines have to be the same, what should
be TH? Ans: 3333.3K

Q4. An air conditioning system maintains a house at 20°C when the outside
temperature is 35°C. If the air conditioning system draws 5 kW of power for its
operation, determine the maximum rate of heat removal that it can provide from
the house. Ans: 5859kJ/min

Q5. A Carnot refrigerator operates in a room in which the temperature is 25°C. The
refrigerator consumes 500 W of power when operating and has a COP of 4.5.
Determine (a) the rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space and (b) the
temperature of the refrigerated space. Ans: 135kJ/min,-29.2oC
Q6. In tropical climates, the water near the surface of the ocean remains warm
throughout the year as a result of solar energy absorption. In the deeper parts of the
ocean, however, the water remains at a relatively low temperature since the sun’s
rays cannot penetrate very far. It is proposed to take advantage of this temperature
difference and construct a power plant that will absorb heat from the warm water
near the surface and reject the waste heat to the cold water a few hundred meters
below. Determine the maximum thermal efficiency of such a plant if the water
temperatures at the two respective locations are 24 and 3°C.

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