Carnot cycle

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The Carnot cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle that defines the maximum possible efficiency any heat engine can achieve when operating between two temperature reservoirs.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Carnot cycle canonical 10
Carnot heat engine 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf idealized heat engine cycle ⓘ
thermodynamic cycle ⓘ
assumes no friction ⓘ
no heat losses other than to reservoirs ⓘ
quasi-static processes ⓘ
reversible processes ⓘ
category heat engine cycles ⓘ
ideal thermodynamic cycles ⓘ
comparedWith real heat engine cycles ⓘ
consistsOf adiabatic compression ⓘ
adiabatic expansion ⓘ
isothermal compression ⓘ
isothermal expansion ⓘ
defines maximum possible efficiency of a heat engine between two temperature reservoirs ⓘ
efficiencyDependsOn temperature of cold reservoir ⓘ
temperature of hot reservoir ⓘ
hasAssumption reservoirs have constant temperature ⓘ
working fluid returns to initial state after cycle ⓘ
hasEfficiencyFormula 1 - Tc/Th ⓘ
hasKeyConcept entropy change ⓘ
reversibility ⓘ
thermal efficiency ⓘ
hasProcessType reversible adiabatic compression ⓘ
reversible adiabatic expansion ⓘ
reversible isothermal heat addition ⓘ
reversible isothermal heat rejection ⓘ
hasProperty net work output per cycle ⓘ
zero total entropy change for system plus reservoirs in ideal case ⓘ
hasWorkingSubstance ideal gas ⓘ
implies no engine can be more efficient than a Carnot engine between same reservoirs ⓘ
introducedBy Sadi Carnot ⓘ
introducedInWork Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire ⓘ
namedAfter Sadi Carnot ⓘ
obeys first law of thermodynamics ⓘ
second law of thermodynamics ⓘ
operatesBetween cold reservoir ⓘ
hot reservoir ⓘ
relatedTo Carnot theorem ⓘ
linked to: Carnot efficiency

Clausius inequality ⓘ
linked to: Clausius theorem

Kelvin-Planck statement of the second law ⓘ
representedOnDiagram P-V diagram ⓘ
T-S diagram ⓘ
represents upper limit of heat engine efficiency ⓘ
usedIn heat engine theory ⓘ
statistical mechanics education ⓘ
thermodynamics ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sadi Carnot → notableConcept → Carnot cycle ⓘ
subject linked to: Carnot
Kelvin–Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics → relatedTo → Carnot heat engine ⓘ
linked to: Carnot cycle
Carnot efficiency → relatedTo → Carnot cycle ⓘ
Clausius theorem → relatedConcept → Carnot cycle ⓘ
On the Moving Force of Heat → topic → Carnot cycle ⓘ
Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot → knownFor → Carnot cycle ⓘ
subject linked to: Nicolas Léonard Sadi
Sadi Carnot → notableConcept → Carnot cycle ⓘ
subject linked to: Carnot family
Rankine cycle → comparedTo → Carnot cycle ⓘ
Carnot engine → basedOn → Carnot cycle ⓘ