Maximum efficiency of heat engine (efficiency of Carnot heat engine)

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Maximum efficiency of heat engine (efficiency of Carnot heat engine) formula
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the maximum efficiency of heat engine
TC
the absolute temperature of the cold reservoir
TH
the absolute temperature of the hot reservoir

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Carnot's theorem states that no engine operating between two heat reservoirs can be more efficient than a Carnot engine operating between the same reservoirs.

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Maximum efficiency of heat engine (efficiency of Carnot heat engine) formula
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References

  1. wikipedia: The Carnot cycle.
  2. wikipedia:Carnot heat engine.

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