Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine Calculator

✖Absolute temperature of cold reservoir in a Carnot engine is the indicator of the degree or intensity of heat present in the reservoir.ⓘ Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir [T_L]			+10% -10%
✖Absolute temperature of hot reservoir in a Carnot engine is the degree or intensity of heat present in the reservoir.ⓘ Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir [T_H]			+10% -10%

✖Thermal Efficiency of Carnot engine is the theoretical max efficiency one can get when heat engine is operating between two temperatures high and low.ⓘ Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine [η_{th c}]

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Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine = 1-Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir/Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir
η_{th c} = 1-T_L/T_H
This formula uses 3 Variables

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Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine - Thermal Efficiency of Carnot engine is the theoretical max efficiency one can get when heat engine is operating between two temperatures high and low.
Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir - (Measured in Kelvin) - Absolute temperature of cold reservoir in a Carnot engine is the indicator of the degree or intensity of heat present in the reservoir.
Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir - (Measured in Kelvin) - Absolute temperature of hot reservoir in a Carnot engine is the degree or intensity of heat present in the reservoir.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir: 310 Kelvin --> 310 Kelvin No Conversion Required
Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir: 610 Kelvin --> 610 Kelvin No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

η_{th c} = 1-T_L/T_H --> 1-310/610

Evaluating ... ...

η_{th c} = 0.491803278688525

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.491803278688525 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

0.491803278688525 ≈ 0.491803 <-- Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine

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Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine = 1-Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir/Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir
η_{th c} = 1-T_L/T_H

What is Thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine?

The thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine is the theoretical maximum efficiency one can get when the heat engine is operating between two temperatures: 1) The temperature at which the high-temperature reservoir operates, and 2) The temperature at which the low-temperature reservoir operates.
The thermal efficiency of a heat engine is the percentage of heat energy that is transformed into work.

How to Calculate Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine?

Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine calculator uses Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine = 1-Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir/Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir to calculate the Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine, Thermal efficiency of Carnot engine is the theoretical maximum efficiency one can get when the heat engine is operating between two temperatures: 1) The temperature at which the high-temperature reservoir operates, and 2) The temperature at which the low-temperature reservoir operates. Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine is denoted by η_{th c} symbol.

How to calculate Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine, enter Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir (T_L) & Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir (T_H) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.491803 = 1-310/610.

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What is Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine?

Thermal efficiency of Carnot engine is the theoretical maximum efficiency one can get when the heat engine is operating between two temperatures: 1) The temperature at which the high-temperature reservoir operates, and 2) The temperature at which the low-temperature reservoir operates and is represented as η_{th c} = 1-T_L/T_H or Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine = 1-Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir/Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir. Absolute temperature of cold reservoir in a Carnot engine is the indicator of the degree or intensity of heat present in the reservoir & Absolute temperature of hot reservoir in a Carnot engine is the degree or intensity of heat present in the reservoir.

How to calculate Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine?

Thermal efficiency of Carnot engine is the theoretical maximum efficiency one can get when the heat engine is operating between two temperatures: 1) The temperature at which the high-temperature reservoir operates, and 2) The temperature at which the low-temperature reservoir operates is calculated using Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine = 1-Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir/Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir. To calculate Thermal Efficiency of Carnot Engine, you need Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir (T_L) & Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir (T_H). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Absolute Temperature of Cold Reservoir & Absolute Temperature of Hot Reservoir and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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