Two Carnot engines A and B are operated in series. The engine A receives heat from the source at temperature T1 and rejects the heat to the sink at temperature T. The second engine B receives the heat at temperature T and rejects to its sink at temperature T2. For what values of T the efficiencies of the two engines are equal
- T1 - T22
- T1T2
- T1T2
- T1 + T22
Answer
(3) T1T2
Solution
A = 1 - TT1, B = 1 - T2T
A = B TT1 = T2T
T2 = T1T2
T = T1T2
Answer: (3)