A heat engine having an efficiency of 70% is used to drive a refrigera...
Given: η
engine = 0.7, (C.O.P)
R = 5
...(i)
Now,
...(ii)
Again,
Energy absorbed from low temperature reservoir by the refrigerator for each kJ of energy absorbed from high temperature source by the engine = 3.5 kJ.
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A heat engine having an efficiency of 70% is used to drive a refrigera...
Efficiency of the Heat Engine
Given that the efficiency of the heat engine is 70%, we can represent it mathematically as:
Efficiency = (Useful work output) / (Energy input)
In this case, the useful work output is the energy absorbed from the high-temperature source, and the energy input is that absorbed from the low-temperature reservoir. Let's represent the energy absorbed from the high-temperature source as Qh, and the energy absorbed from the low-temperature reservoir as Ql.
Therefore, the equation for efficiency becomes:
0.70 = Qh / Ql
Coefficient of Performance of the Refrigerator
The coefficient of performance (COP) of a refrigerator is defined as the ratio of the heat extracted from the low-temperature reservoir (Ql) to the work input (W) required to operate the refrigerator. Mathematically, it can be represented as:
COP = Ql / W
In this case, the COP is given as 5, which means that for every unit of work input, the refrigerator extracts 5 units of heat from the low-temperature reservoir.
Finding the Energy Absorbed from the Low-Temperature Reservoir
To find the energy absorbed from the low-temperature reservoir for each kilojoule (kJ) of energy absorbed from the high-temperature source, we need to relate the efficiency of the heat engine and the COP of the refrigerator.
From the equations for efficiency and COP, we can rearrange them as follows:
Qh = 0.70 * Ql
Ql = 5 * W
Substituting the value of Ql from the second equation into the first equation, we get:
Qh = 0.70 * (5 * W)
Simplifying further, we have:
Qh = 3.5 * W
Since Qh represents the energy absorbed from the high-temperature source for each kilojoule of energy absorbed from the low-temperature reservoir, the answer is 3.5 kJ (option C).
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