Question: A reversible heat engine, operating in a cycle, withdraws heat from a high-temperature reservoir (the temperature of which consequently decreases), performs work w, and rejects

A reversible heat engine, operating in a cycle, withdraws heat from a high-temperature reservoir (the temperature of which consequently decreases), performs work w, and rejects heat into a low-temperature reservoir (the temperature of which consequently increases). The two reservoirs are, initially, at temperatures T1 and T2 and have constant heat capacities C1 and C2 respectively. Calculate the final temperature of the system and the maximum amount of work that can be obtained from the engine. 


 

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