Carnot cycle

Layer 1 — Physicsin the thermodynamics subtree

Idealised reversible thermodynamic cycle composed of two isotherms (heat exchange Q_h at T_h, Q_c at T_c) and two adiabats. Operating between hot reservoir T_h and cold reservoir T_c, it produces work W = Q_h − Q_c with efficiency η = 1 −…

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