Q. What is a heat engine?

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Q. How does heat engine convert thermal and chemical energy to mechanical energy?

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Q. Which of the following is/are examples of heat engines?

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Q. Which of the following is a popular solar thermal power system?

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Q. Which of the following best describes the working of central receiver thermal power system?

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Q. What is the operating temperature of turbines in a central receiver thermal power system?

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Q. Which of the following is a line focus collector used in a distributed power system?

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Q. How is energy collected in a distributed power system?

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Q. The type of heat engine depends on _______

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Q. What is Carnot efficiency?

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Q. Heat engine efficiency increases as the source temperature _______

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Q. Distributed power system is a type of solar thermo-mechanical system.

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Q. Heat engine efficiency increases with ________ sink temperature.

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Q. Isothermal process is a process conducted at constant temperature.

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Q. How does an ideal Rankine cycle work?

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Q. Which of the following best describes the process of an ideal Rankine cycle?

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Q. Why is the efficiency of Rankine cycle less than that of Carnot cycle?

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Q. How can the efficiency of Rankine cycle be improved?

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Q. How does Stirling cycle differ from Carnot cycle?

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Q. In Stirling cycle, the heat addition and rejection take place at _________

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