Converting heat to work
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Carnot effectiveness
Mechanical work or electricity can be converted
always less than 60%
Carnot effectiveness
entirely
heat at low temperature
is not true
maximum theoretical efficiency
temperature
into heat, but the converse
always less than 60%
Carnot effectiveness
entirely
heat at low temperature
is not true
maximum theoretical efficiency
temperature
.
In practice, the efficiency of converting heat into mechanical work or into electricity is
always less than 60%
Carnot effectiveness
entirely
heat at low temperature
is not true
maximum theoretical efficiency
temperature
, and often of the order of 20 to 30%, the rest of the initial heat energy being found in the form of
always less than 60%
Carnot effectiveness
entirely
heat at low temperature
is not true
maximum theoretical efficiency
temperature
.
The
always less than 60%
Carnot effectiveness
entirely
heat at low temperature
is not true
maximum theoretical efficiency
temperature
of converting heat into work is called
always less than 60%
Carnot effectiveness
entirely
heat at low temperature
is not true
maximum theoretical efficiency
temperature
. It depends on the
always less than 60%
Carnot effectiveness
entirely
heat at low temperature
is not true
maximum theoretical efficiency
temperature
of the hot source Th and that of the cold source Tc.
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