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Renewable Energy Engines and Pumps
Engines and Pumps
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Engineering
Undergraduate 1
10/26/2009

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Term
How do you calculate Carnot Efficiency?
Definition
1-(Temperature in Kelvin cold/ Temperature in Kelvin hot)
Term
What is a pump?
Definition
Thermal pump is a generic term for any device, including refrigerators, air conditioners, that transfers heat energy from a low-temperature reservoir to a high-temperature reservoir
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Name 3 Internal Combustion Engines
Definition
Diesel, Gas, Dual Fuel
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Name 4 External combustion engines
Definition
Steam, Stirling, Gas turbines, Steam turbines
Term
What was one of the first successful gas engines and what was it's cycle called?
Definition
The Otto Engine, 4-stroke cycle, intake, compression, power, exhaust
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What is the efficiency of a steam turbine?
Definition
20% - 45%
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