Question
A steam engine delivers 5.4×108 J of work per minute and services 3.6 × 109 J of heat per minute from its boiler. What is the efficiency of the engine? How much heat is wasted per minute?
Solution
Work done by the steam engine per minute, W = 5.4 × 108 J
Heat supplied from the boiler, H = 3.6 × 109 J
Efficiency of the engine =
∴ η =
= 
Hence, the percentage efficiency of the engine is 15 %.
Amount of heat wasted = 3.6 × 109 – 5.4 × 108
= 30.6 × 108
= 3.06 × 109 J
Therefore, the amount of heat wasted per minute is 3.06 × 109 J.
Heat supplied from the boiler, H = 3.6 × 109 J
Efficiency of the engine =
∴ η =
= Hence, the percentage efficiency of the engine is 15 %.
Amount of heat wasted = 3.6 × 109 – 5.4 × 108
= 30.6 × 108
= 3.06 × 109 J
Therefore, the amount of heat wasted per minute is 3.06 × 109 J.
