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Heat: heat input

  1. Jun 28, 2003 #1

    Dx

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    A heat engine has efficiency of 30% and its power is 600W. what is the rate of heat input?

    is 1.8Kw right?

    e=W/q_h
    .30 * 600

    TY
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    Dx, Jun 28, 2003
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  3. Jun 28, 2003 #2

    Tom Mattson

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    No, that would correspond to an efficiency of 0.33...
     
    Tom Mattson, Jun 28, 2003
  4. Jun 28, 2003 #3

    Dx

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    Is my equation wrong, what am i doing incorrectly tom?
    Dx
     
    Dx, Jun 28, 2003
  5. Jun 28, 2003 #4

    Tom Mattson

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    I can't tell, since I don't know the meanings of the symobls you used. Efficiency is power output divided by power input.
     
    Tom Mattson, Jun 28, 2003
  6. Jun 28, 2003 #5

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    yourt the man Tom! Thats what my symbols mean. e= efficiency, W=work ouot/Q_h=work in. so why did i get this wrong, tom.
    Im lost in the math and dont know where? plz help?
    Dx
     
    Dx, Jun 28, 2003
  7. Jun 29, 2003 #6

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    You might be better off to take Tom's answers with a grain of salt and check them carefully. He seems to be doing the same thing you are: taking the numbers given and putting them together in the simplest way without regard for the correct formula.


    In this case, the formula you give is: e=W/q_h and the values are efficiency= e= 0.30, Work out= W= 600.

    In other words, 0.30= 600/q_h. Solving that, 0.30*q_h= 600 so
    q_h= 600/0.30= 2000 Joules.

    It should occur to you that, since efficiency is always less than 1, there must be more energy put in that you get out.

    .30 * 600
     
    HallsofIvy, Jun 29, 2003
  8. Jun 30, 2003 #7

    Tom Mattson

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    No, Dx was quoting himself (not me) in his post above. The only "answer" I gave was...

    "I can't tell, since I don't know the meanings of the symobls you used. Efficiency is power output divided by power input."

    ...which is no different from what you posted.
     
    Tom Mattson, Jun 30, 2003
  9. Jun 30, 2003 #8

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    Speaking of grains of salt,
    600 watts/30% = 2,000 watts, not joules. :smile:
     
    gnome, Jun 30, 2003
  10. Jun 30, 2010 #9

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    can anybody please tell me the formula for heat rate for fuels?
     
    sahba, Jun 30, 2010
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