Carnot engine

American  

noun

Thermodynamics.

1. an engine using a Carnot cycle of operations.

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Example Sentences

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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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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Any heat engine employing the Carnot cycle is called a Carnot engine.

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We can see how entropy is defined by recalling our discussion of the Carnot engine.

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What would the hot reservoir temperature be for a Carnot engine having that efficiency, if it operates with a cold reservoir temperature of 200ºC ?

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