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Carnot engine

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noun

Thermodynamics.
  1. an engine using a Carnot cycle of operations.


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But the ideal Carnot engine, like the drinking bird above, while a fascinating novelty, has zero power.

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Now let us take a look at the change in entropy of a Carnot engine and its heat reservoirs for one full cycle.

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The definition of ΔS is strictly valid only for reversible processes, such as used in a Carnot engine.

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C , and compare it with the work done by the Carnot engine.

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Any heat engine using reversible processes and operating between these two temperatures will have the same maximum efficiency as the Carnot engine.

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