Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy Calculator

✖Mechanical Energy is the net amount of input heat energy converted into useful work for a given thermal system.ⓘ Mechanical Energy [W_net]			+10% -10%
✖Thermal Energy is the input heat energy to a given system. This input heat energy is converted into useful work and a part of it is wasted in doing so.ⓘ Thermal Energy [Q_in]			+10% -10%

✖Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy is the percentage of heat energy that is transformed into work in a heat engine.ⓘ Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy [η_{th m}]

⎘ Copy

👎

Formula

LaTeX

Reset

👍

Download Thermal Efficiency Formulas PDF PDF Image

Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy = Mechanical Energy/Thermal Energy
η_{th m} = W_net/Q_in
This formula uses 3 Variables

Variables Used

Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy - Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy is the percentage of heat energy that is transformed into work in a heat engine.
Mechanical Energy - (Measured in Joule) - Mechanical Energy is the net amount of input heat energy converted into useful work for a given thermal system.
Thermal Energy - (Measured in Joule) - Thermal Energy is the input heat energy to a given system. This input heat energy is converted into useful work and a part of it is wasted in doing so.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Mechanical Energy: 320 Joule --> 320 Joule No Conversion Required
Thermal Energy: 640 Joule --> 640 Joule No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

η_{th m} = W_net/Q_in --> 320/640

Evaluating ... ...

η_{th m} = 0.5

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.5 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

0.5 <-- Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy

(Calculation completed in 00.020 seconds)

You are here -

Home » Engineering » Mechanical » Thermodynamics » Thermal Efficiency » Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy

Credits

Created by Suman Ray Pramanik

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur

Suman Ray Pramanik has created this Calculator and 50+ more calculators!

Verified by Team Softusvista

Softusvista Office (Pune), India

Team Softusvista has verified this Calculator and 1100+ more calculators!

< Thermal Efficiency Calculators

Brayton Cycle Efficiency

LaTeX Go Thermal Efficiency of Brayton Cycle = 1-1/(Pressure Ratio^((Gamma-1)/Gamma))

Carnot Cycle Efficiency of Heat Engine using Temperature of Source and Sink

LaTeX Go Carnot Cycle Efficiency = 1-Initial Temperature/Final Temperature

Brake Thermal Efficiency

LaTeX Go Brake Thermal Efficiency = Brake Power/Heat Energy

Compressor Efficiency

LaTeX Go Compressor Efficiency = Kinetic Energy/Work

Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy Formula

LaTeX Go

Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy = Mechanical Energy/Thermal Energy
η_{th m} = W_net/Q_in

What is Thermal efficiency.

Thermal efficiency is the percentage of heat energy that is transformed into work. The efficiency of even the best heat engines is usually below 50%. So the energy lost to the environment by heat engines is a major waste of energy resources.

How to Calculate Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy?

Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy calculator uses Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy = Mechanical Energy/Thermal Energy to calculate the Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy, Thermal efficiency given Mechanical energy is the percentage of heat energy that is transformed into work. Generally, the value is below 0.5. Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy is denoted by η_{th m} symbol.

How to calculate Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy, enter Mechanical Energy (W_net) & Thermal Energy (Q_in) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.5 = 320/640.

FAQ

What is Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy?

Thermal efficiency given Mechanical energy is the percentage of heat energy that is transformed into work. Generally, the value is below 0.5 and is represented as η_{th m} = W_net/Q_in or Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy = Mechanical Energy/Thermal Energy. Mechanical Energy is the net amount of input heat energy converted into useful work for a given thermal system & Thermal Energy is the input heat energy to a given system. This input heat energy is converted into useful work and a part of it is wasted in doing so.

How to calculate Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy?

Thermal efficiency given Mechanical energy is the percentage of heat energy that is transformed into work. Generally, the value is below 0.5 is calculated using Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical energy = Mechanical Energy/Thermal Energy. To calculate Thermal Efficiency given Mechanical Energy, you need Mechanical Energy (W_net) & Thermal Energy (Q_in). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Mechanical Energy & Thermal Energy and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

Home

FREE PDFs

🔍 Search