22. (II) It is not necessary that a heat engine's hot

Chapter 15, Problem 22

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22. (II) It is not necessary that a heat engine's hot environment be hotter than ambient temperature. Liquid nitrogen (77 K) is about as cheap as bottled water. What would be the efficiency of an engine that made use of heat transferred from air at room temperature (293 K) to the liquid nitrogen fuel (Fig. 15-25)?

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