Why does a heat engine not violate the Kelvin-Planck statement?

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Homework Statement



In the operation of a heat engine there is a heat flow out of a reservoir and a mechanical work W is done.Explain why this process does not violate the Kelvin Planck statement of the 2nd law.

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Because in addition to the hot reservoir from which heat flows into
the system, the heat engine also discards heat into a second colder
reservoir during its cycle. Thus, it uses the second reservoir required
by the Kelvin Planck statement.