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Homework Statement
The figure below shows a plot of temperature T versus entropy S for the closed cycle of a particular heat engine (not necessarily an ideal gas) which consists of 3 processes and which operates between two heater reservoirs, a hot reservoir with temperature T1 and a cold reservoir with temperature T2. Assume that each of the 3 processes is reversible.
A B
C
it's a triangle like that with T in the y direction and entropy in the x direction.
a) show that the heat Q1 absorbed by the engine in the process a to b and the heat Q2 rejected by the engine in process b to c are given by
Q1 = T1(S2 - S1) and Q2 = (S2 - S1)((T1+T2)/2)
b) calculate the work Wby performed by the engine in one complete cycle in terms of T1, T2, S1, and S2.
c) use the def of the efficiency eta = Wby/Q1 to show that
eta= (T1-T2)/2T1
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The Attempt at a Solution
ΔS = ∫dQ/T1 because from a to b it's constant temp
so pretty simple to get Q1
I'm not sure how Q2 arises especially that it is (T1+T2)/2
ΔS = ∫dQ/T = ∫cvndT/T but that wouldn't give me the right answer unless there is some algebra involved
any help will be appreciated thanks