What is the efficiency of a Carnot engine and the effectiveness of a heat pump?

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The discussion revolves around calculating the efficiency of a Carnot engine operating between hot and cold reservoirs at 1684 K and 842 K, respectively. The work produced by the engine is used to power a Carnot heat pump that transfers heat from the cold reservoir to a hot reservoir at an unknown temperature T'. The user is attempting to solve the problem by establishing relationships between the heat quantities and work done, indicating that Qh equals twice the heat removed (Qc) from the cold reservoir. The user is seeking guidance on expressing work in terms of Qh and determining the effectiveness of the heat pump. The expected answer for the temperature T' is 1263 K, highlighting the need for clarity in the calculations.
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Homework Statement



A Carnot engine uses hot and cold reservoirs that have temperatures of 1684 and 842 K, respectively. The input heat for this engine is |QH|. The work delivered by the engine is used to operate a Carnot heat pump. The pump removes heat from the 842-K reservoir and puts it into a hot reservoir at a temperature T`. The amount of heat removed from the 842-K reservoir is also |QH|. Find the temperature T`.


Homework Equations



Qc/Qh = Tc/Th
Qh = W + Qc

The Attempt at a Solution


This problem was posted before with no solution and now I'm running into the same problem. I've attempted the problem by first getting Qh=2Qc for the carnot engine. Then this input heat + W is used to operate a heat pump. So I got Qh + w = 2Qc. I'm stuck starting here. I'm not sure how this input heat would fit into the heat pump cycle.

The answer is suppose to be 1263
 
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For the Carnot Engine section, how do you find the efficiency of the engine? (express W in terms of Qh).

For the heat pump section, we are inputting W to move Qh to some other reservoir Q (at temp T'). How do you find the effectiveness of a heat pump?
 

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