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Steam locomotives have an efficiency of 18.0% and operate with a hot steam temperature of 425°C. (a)...

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Steam locomotives have an efficiency of 18.0% and operate with ahot steam temperature of 425°C.

(a) What would the cold reservoir temperature (in °C) be if thiswere a Carnot engine? °C

(b) What would the maximum efficiency of this steam engine be ifits cold reservoir temperature were 150°C? %

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Part aTemperature of the hot steam Th 425 oC 425 273 K 698 KTemperature of the cold reservoir TcEfficiency of the steam    See Answer
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