Carnot cycle
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Carnot cycle
After N. L. S. Carnot
Example Sentences
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The second law of thermodynamics can be restated in terms of the Carnot cycle, and so what Carnot actually discovered was this fundamental law.
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Figure 15.23 shows the PV diagram for a Carnot cycle.
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Any heat engine employing the Carnot cycle is called a Carnot engine.
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Any engine that uses the Carnot cycle enjoys the maximum theoretical efficiency.
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It will be recognized that this is the Carnot cycle, and the efficiency E is the maximum possible between the temperature limits in accordance with the well-known second law of thermo-dynamics.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various
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