Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine Calculator

✖Work is done when a force that is applied to an object moves that object.ⓘ Work [W]			+10% -10%
✖Heat Energy is the amount of total heat required.ⓘ Heat Energy [Q]			+10% -10%

✖Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine relates how much useful work is output for a given amount of heat energy input.ⓘ Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine [η]

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Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine = Work/Heat Energy
η = W/Q
This formula uses 3 Variables

Variables Used

Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine - Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine relates how much useful work is output for a given amount of heat energy input.
Work - (Measured in Joule) - Work is done when a force that is applied to an object moves that object.
Heat Energy - (Measured in Joule) - Heat Energy is the amount of total heat required.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Work: 250 Joule --> 250 Joule No Conversion Required
Heat Energy: 4200 Joule --> 4200 Joule No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

η = W/Q --> 250/4200

Evaluating ... ...

η = 0.0595238095238095

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.0595238095238095 --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

0.0595238095238095 ≈ 0.059524 <-- Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine

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Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine Formula

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Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine = Work/Heat Energy
η = W/Q

What is the Heat engine process?

Heat engine absorbs heat energy from the high temperature heat source, converting part of it to useful work and delivering the rest to the cold temperature heat sink.

How to Calculate Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine?

Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine calculator uses Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine = Work/Heat Energy to calculate the Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine, Thermal Efficiency of Heat engine relates how much useful work is output for a given amount of heat energy input. Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine is denoted by η symbol.

How to calculate Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine, enter Work (W) & Heat Energy (Q) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.059524 = 250/4200.

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What is Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine?

Thermal Efficiency of Heat engine relates how much useful work is output for a given amount of heat energy input and is represented as η = W/Q or Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine = Work/Heat Energy. Work is done when a force that is applied to an object moves that object & Heat Energy is the amount of total heat required.

How to calculate Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine?

Thermal Efficiency of Heat engine relates how much useful work is output for a given amount of heat energy input is calculated using Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine = Work/Heat Energy. To calculate Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engine, you need Work (W) & Heat Energy (Q). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Work & Heat Energy 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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