Modern Physics for Engineers Lecture slides 18c – Carnot efficiency limit for heat engines

Based on the idea that entropy cannot decrease for any large (closed) system, this lecture part derives the so-called "Carnot" limit to the efficiency of any kind of heat engine (examples include steam engines, refrigerators, air conditioners, internal combustion engines, heat pumps). (slides)

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Modern Physics for Engineers Lecture slides 18c – Carnot efficiency limit for heat engines

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Modern Physics for Engineers Lecture slides 18c – Carnot efficiency limit for heat engines

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Based on the idea that entropy cannot decrease for any large (closed) system, this lecture part derives the so-called "Carnot" limit to the efficiency of any kind of heat engine (examples include steam engines, refrigerators, air conditioners, internal combustion engines, heat pumps). (slides)

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