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An automobile engine with an efficiency 0.210.21 dumps heat to the environment at the rate of 330 kW330 \mathrm{~kW}. What's its mechanical power output, in W and in hp?

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We need to find the mechanical power output of an automobile engine with an efficiency e=0.21e = 0.21 dumping heat to the environment at the rate of Q˙C=330 kW\dot Q_C = 330~\rm kW.

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