Power of an Engine: Work & Effects

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Homework Statement


An engine goes through a "square" circuit process (is btw "circuit process" this the correct term in English?) according to the diagram below:
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a) How much work is performed by the engine during one revolution in the circuit process?
b) What effect does the engine deliver if it takes 0.2 s for the circuit process to go through one revolution?

Homework Equations


W = p*V
P = W*t

The Attempt at a Solution


For a) we have simply the area within the square, which is 1.6 kJ.

For b) if we have W = 1.6 kJ and t = 0.2 s, then we should get P = 1.600 J * 0.2 s = 320 W. Why is this not correct?
 

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You should divide, not multiply - power is the rate at which work is done by the engine.
 
Ah yes, of course. :redface: Thanks.
 

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