Efficiency of a solar engine, a device for utilizing solar energy, developed by Abbot, consists of a

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Efficiency of a solar engine, a device for utilizing solar energy, developed by Abbot,’ consists of a parabolic mirror that focuses the impinging sunlight onto a Pyrex tube containing a high-boiling, nearly black liquid. This liquid is circulated to a heat exchanger in which the heat energy is transferred to superheated water at 25atm pressure. Steam may be withdrawn and used to run an engine. The most efficient design requires a mirror 10 ft in diameter to generate 2 hp, when the axis of the mirror is pointed directly toward the sun. What is the overall efficiency of the device?

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