Carnot Cycle Efficiency in an Idea Gas
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Please see the attached problem on how to show the efficiency of a Carnot cycle of an ideal gas using its entropy-temperature diagram. Maximum efficiency must then be estimated.
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Solution provides clear, explained calculations to find the maximum efficiency in such a cycle.
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Let S1 and S2 be the two entropy values on the diagram.
The total amount of thermal energy transferred between the hot reservoir and the system =
= Qh = T2 * ...
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