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Grade 11Thermal Physics

Why is carnot engine not 100% efficient though no loss of kinetic energy is involved?

Profile image of Shilpa K K
14 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of 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.

Profile image of 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 

Profile image of 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