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Creating an Energy Efficient Engine

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An engine is $40 %$ efficient. What is the meaning of this statement?

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Efficiency = $\frac{o u t p u t}{I n p u t}$
40% efficiency means that.
40% of the heat given is used to do useful work and the 60% was not useful to the device or system.

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