A steam power plant receives heat from a furnace at a rate of 250 kJ/h. Heat losses to the surrounding air from the steam are estimated to be about 5 kJ/h. If the waste heat is transferred to the cooling water at a rate of 150 kJ/h, i. Determine net power output of the steam power plant. ii. Determine the thermal efficiency of this power plant.

Professor Modyn wants to power his refrigerator with a heat engine. A Carnot heat engine receives heat from a reservoir at 543.0 ∘C543.0 ∘C at a rate of 820 kJ/min820 kJ/min and rejects heat to the ambient air at 31.1 ∘C.31.1 ∘C. The entire work output of the heat engine is used to drive a refrigerator that removes heat from the refrigerated space at −3.23 ∘C−3.23 ∘C and transfers it to the same ambient air at 31.1 ∘C.31.1 ∘C. Note: The IUPAC sign conversion for work is used. Work into the system has a positive value. Determine the maximum rate of heat removal from the refrigerated space (kW) Determine the total rate of heat rejection to the ambient air. Heat rejection is a negative value. Account for both the heat engine and refrigerator.

A four-stroke turbocharged V-16 diesel engine built by a car manufacturer company to power fast trains produces mechanical 3500 hp (2.609 MW) at 1200 rev/min. Determine the amount of work produced in kJ (a) per cylinder per mechanical cycle and (b) per cylinder per thermodynamic cycle.