Two different fuels can be used in a heat engine, operating between the fuel burning temperature and

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Two different fuels can be used in a heat engine, operating between the fuel burning temperature and a low temperature of 350 K. Fuel A burns at 2500 K delivering 52000 kJ/kg and costs $1.75 per kilogram. Fuel B burns at 1700 K, delivering 40000 kJ/kg and costs $1.50 per kilogram. Which fuel would you buy and why?
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Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

ISBN: 978-0471152323

6th edition

Authors: Richard E. Sonntag, Claus Borgnakke, Gordon J. Van Wylen

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