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A firebox is at 750K, and the ambient temperature is 300K. The efficiency of a Carnot engine doing 150J of work as it transports energy between these constant-temperature baths is 60.0%. The Carnot engine must take in energy 150J/.600 = 250J from the hot reservoir and must put out 100J of energy by heat into the environment. To follow Carnot's reasoning, suppose that some other heat engine S could have efficiency 70.0%.
(a) Find the energy input and wasted energy output of energy S as it does 150J of work.
(b) Let engine S operate as in part (a) and run the Carnot engine in reverse. Find the total energy the firebox puts out as both engines operate together, and the total energy transferred to the environment. Show that the Clausius statement of the second law of thermodynamics is violated.
Part (a) was done relatively easily but I have no idea what situation part (b) is bringing up (its a problem in conceptualizing what they're asking). How is engine S operating with the Carnot engine?
(a) Find the energy input and wasted energy output of energy S as it does 150J of work.
(b) Let engine S operate as in part (a) and run the Carnot engine in reverse. Find the total energy the firebox puts out as both engines operate together, and the total energy transferred to the environment. Show that the Clausius statement of the second law of thermodynamics is violated.
Part (a) was done relatively easily but I have no idea what situation part (b) is bringing up (its a problem in conceptualizing what they're asking). How is engine S operating with the Carnot engine?