Answer to Question #136577 in Molecular Physics | Thermodynamics for Max

Question

What is efficiency of carnot engine?

Answer 1

Answer:Analyzing the operation of heat engines, the French engineer Sadi Carnot in 1824 concluded that the most efficient is the so-called ideal heat engine, which operates on a cycle consisting of two isothermal and two adiabatic processes. Carnot proved that the efficiency of such an engine is equal to:

$\eta_{max}=\dfrac{T_h-T_r}{T_h},$

where $T_h -$ is the temperature of the heater; $T_r -$ is the temperature of the refrigerator.