An automobile engine uses gasoline at a rate of 1 ft3/hr. Gasoline has a density of 45

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An automobile engine uses gasoline at a rate of 1 ft3/hr. Gasoline has a density of 45 lbm/ft3 and a heating value of 21 000 Btu/lbm. If the engine has a thermodynamic efficiency of
a) 30%,
b) 25%,
c) 20%, what is the horsepower produced by the engine?
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Thermodynamics for Engineers

ISBN: ?978-1133112860

1st edition

Authors: Kenneth A. Kroos, Merle C. Potter

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