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19 June, 02:07

Why the efficiency of carnot engine is not 100%

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  1. 19 June, 02:21
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    Well, actually a heat engine using the Carnot cycle whose cold reservoir is maintained at 0 K could in principle be 100% efficient, even if the hot reservoir was merely at the ambient temperature. Since it costs no energy at all to maintain a heat reservoir at the ambient temperature as long as you have a perfect thermal connection to a large thermal capacitor like your swimming pool or a nearby aquifer you'd have built a perpetual motion machine.
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