Question

During each cycle, the working fluid of a Stirling engine receives 2.67 kJ of energy in the heat interaction with its combustor. The engine operates with a thermal efficiency of

0.20 and delivers4 kW of shaft power. Determine a. the number of cycles executed per minute b. the energy rejected as heat to the low-temperature reservoir during each cycle.

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