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Why 100 percent heat not convert in mechanical work in engine?

No engine is 100% efficient: there is always some loss of energy between input and output.


What is the Significance of brake thermal efficiency?

It is used to evaluate how efficient an engine converts the heat from a fuel to mechanical energy.


What is the motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical energy?

The generic term is "heat engine". Most engines - for example, car engines - are in this category.


Limitations of the Carnot cycle for?

The Carnot Heat Engine Cycle and the Carnot Heat Pump Cycle are reversible cycles and do not exist in any actual operation. However, they are very useful for predicting maximum possible thermal efficiencies and coefficients of performance using the absolute temperature of the heat source and the absolute temperature of the heat sink. The Carnot Cycle consists of two reversible and adiabatic ( isentropic ) steps and two reversible and isothermal steps.


How marine engine works?

The "engine" part of a marine engine is the same as any other kind of engine. The difference is the cooling system, and there are two kinds: raw water and enclosed. Raw water systems are used on outboards and small pleasure boats with inboard engines. The engine's water pump sucks water out of the lake, runs it through the engine and puts it back in the lake. This works with a minimum of parts, until you get into boats that run in salt water. Would YOU want ocean water running through your engine? Neither would yachtsmen with expensive diesels. The enclosed cooling system uses a heat exchanger. There's a tank on the boat with a radiator in it. The engine pumps coolant through the radiator just like it would the radiator on a car. A second pump pulls water out of the ocean and feeds it into the tank to cool the radiator. There's more maintenance in this system (you have to be sure saltwater scale isn't blocking the heat exchanger and you've got more water pumps to deal with) but it is more reliable than feeding raw water into the engine.

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What is the difference between carnot heat engine and a heat engine?

difference schematic diagram between carnot heat engine and heat engine


The amount of work done by heat engine equals the amount of what?

The amount of work done by a heat engine equals the difference between the heat input and the heat output of the engine. This is known as the heat engine's thermal efficiency.


Is open cycle gas turbine is heat engine or not?

yes, it is a heat engine. A heat engine is one that extracts heat energy and converts it to mechanical energy.


Is a engine in a car the same as a heat engine?

A car engine is a heat engine, but there are various types of heat engines outside the realm of car and truck engines.


Is it possible to construct a heat engine that will not expel heat into the atmosphere?

is it possible to construt a heat engine that will not expel heat into the atmosphere


What type of device is in the car engine?

A heat engine that uses heat to do work


What is the reverse of heat engine operate?

The reverse of a heat engine operating is a refrigeration system operating. In a heat engine, heat is converted into work, while in a refrigeration system, work is used to transfer heat from a lower temperature to a higher temperature.


A heat engine is a device that converts work into heat?

No, a heat engine is not a device that converts work into heat. It is the opposite, which means it is a device that converts heat into work.


What is the difference between heat engine and heat pump?

Heat Engine is the system that converts the Heat energy into mechanical work while Heat pump converts the work into heat


Which heat engine has more efficiency?

Carnot's heat engine has more efficiency then the other heat engine but it is assumption. Is is not real. RGUKT IIIT NUZVID: N091528


How heat engine allow planes to fly?

How do heat engine allow planes to fly


Why does your heater in your car only heat when you are driving?

The heater in your car uses waste heat from the engine to heat the car. When the engine is not running there is no heat to distribute.