Heat Engines & PV Diagrams
23. The Second Law of Thermodynamics / Heat Engines & PV Diagrams / Problem 6
A 1200 W portable power plant runs on liquid petroleum. The power plant consumes 0.50 L of liquid petroleum per hour. The energy density per volume unit of the used liquid petroleum is 35 MJ/L. Calculate the thermal efficiency of this power plant.
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