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maximum thermal efficiency of a Carnot engine (Definition)

The maximum thermal efficiency for a Carnot engine operating between the temperatures $T_c$ and $T_h$ is

$\displaystyle \epsilon = 1 - \frac{T_c}{T_h}$ (1)



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Physics Classification: 07.20.Pe (Heat engines; heat pumps; heat pipes)
 05. (Statistical physics, thermodynamics, and nonlinear dynamical systems )
 05.70.Ce (Thermodynamic functions and equations of state )
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