Question #153541

Explain carnot engine efficiency


Expert's answer

The Carnot engine efficiency is given as


η=1TsinkTsource\eta=1-\frac{T_{sink}}{T_{source}}

The temperature of sink is less than the temperature of source.Both temperature are expressed in Kelvin.The value of Carnot efficiency is always less than 1.It is dimensionless quantity.


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