Why is carnot engine not 100% efficient though no loss of kinetic energy is involved?
Shilpa K K
14 Years agoGrade 11
3 Answers
nikhil roy
14 Years ago
BECAUSE THE CONVERSION OF HEAT ENERGY TO MECHANICAL ENERGY IS A NON SPONTANEOUS PROCESS BECAUSE IN THIS ENNTROPY OF THE SYSTEM DECREASES.
ankitesh gupta
13 Years ago
FROM FORMULA EFFECIENCY=(1-T2/T1) X 100 % CLEARLY FROM THE FORMULA WE CAN SEE THAT THE VALUE OF T2/T1 CANT BE ZERO THEREFORE THERE IS NO MECHANISM WHICH CAN GIVE 100% EFFICIENCY
Karteek Valluri
13 Years ago
Hey even in Ideal conversion of heat to work does not give 100% efficiency..Because heat is low grade energy and you are converting low grade energy to high grade one ..soo you need to pay for that...that''s why it''s not possible...Carnot is jst an ideal approach of converting heat in to work that''s it