$A$ Carnot heat engine has an efficiency of $20 \%$. The energy is supplied to the engine at the rate of $2 \text{ kW}$. The output power of the engine is (in $\text{ W}$)

$A$ Carnot engine of efficiency $40 \%$ takes heat from a source maintained at a temperature of $500 \ K$. It is desired to have an engine of efficiency $60 \%$. Then,the source temperature for the same sink temperature must be (in $K$)

Two heat engines $X$ and $Y$ of same efficiency are connected in series in such a way that the sink of $X$ works as the source of $Y$. $X$ receives heat at $900 \,K$ and rejects some heat to its sink at $T \,K$, and in turn, $Y$ rejects heat to its sink at $400 \,K$. Then the temperature $T$ is: (in $\,K$)

Consider a two-stage Carnot engine. In the first stage,heat $Q_1$ is absorbed at temperature $T$ and heat $Q_2$ is expelled at temperature $\alpha T$ (where $\alpha < 1$). In the second stage,heat $Q_2$ is absorbed at temperature $\alpha T$ and heat $Q_3$ is expelled at temperature $\beta T$ (where $\beta < \alpha$). The efficiency of the Carnot engine will be

Explain heat engines and their working.

An engine performs $2000 \,J$ of mechanical work and discards $4000 \,J$ of heat each cycle. What is the thermal efficiency of the engine (in $\%$)?