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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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Carnot also determined the efficiency of a perfect heat engine—that is, 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 employing the Carnot cycle is called a Carnot engine.

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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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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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