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REVERSIBLE ENGIE

Most Efficient

o heat engine can be more efficient than a reversible engine Carnots princip
Hot Reservoir

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Cold Reservoir

One reversible heat engine cannot be


more efficient than another when
both engines operate between the
same temperature limits; all
reversible engines operating
between the same temperature
limits have the same thermal
efficiency;
namely (T1-T2)/T1, which is the
highest conceivable thermal
efficiency for a heat engine.

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