Q: An Actual power cycle receives 1000 Btu of energy by heat transfer from a reservoir at

1540 F and discharges energy by heat transfer at a rate of 400 btu to a reservoir at 40 F.
1. Determine the thermal efficiency
2. the net work developed, in Btu.
3. Determine whether the actual power cycle is reversible,irreversible or impossible
Assumption.
The system undergoes a reversible cycle while communicating thermally with the hot and cold reservoir
Given Data
Qh=1000 btu
Qc=400 btu
Tc=40F=500 R
Th=1540 F=2000R
Solution.
1. Net work developed equals to the net heat added
=
= 1000 400
= 600
2. THERMAL efficiency
= /
=

600
= .6 = 60%
1000

3. The system undergoes a reversible cycle while receiving and discharge energy by heat transfer
with hot and cold reservoir

Q2:An inventor proposes an actual refrigeration cycle which requires a net power input of 1-

horsepower to remove 200 Btu/min of energy by heat transfer from a reservoir at 20 F and
discharges energy by heat transfer to reservoir at 75 F. assume a steady state cycle
1. Determine the co-efficient of performance of the proposed refrigerant cycle
2. Determine heat transfer rate of the proposed refrigerant cycle that is discharged to reservoir at
75 f in btu/hr
3. Determine whether the actual power cycle is reversible,irreversible or impossible
Given data
200

=
= 12000

= 75 = 534.67
= 20 = 479.67
=

ASSUMPTION.
System is steady satae

Solution.
1. Co-efficient of performance
=qin /wcycle

12000

{1(2545 /)}/1

= 4.72

2. Heat transfer rate

3.

Qout =qin+wcycle
=200btu/min+1 hp*(2545 btu/hr/1hp)*1 hour/60 min
=242.4 btu/min
in a ir reversible cycle the amount of heat added is always less than the
amount of heat taken out