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  • Nov 6, 2008, 02:59 PM
    Maria A Gonzale
    Carnot heat engine
    The exhaust temperature of a Carnot heat engine is 228 C.
    What is the intake temperature if the efficiency of the engine is 18.3%?
    I know the formula is efficiency=1-tc/th.
    I got 279 and it was wrong.

    th=tc/1-%, so how do I work it out?? :confused:
  • Nov 8, 2008, 09:42 PM
    Credendovidis
    Hello Maria

    How did you precisely get to that 279 C??

    :)

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