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6.28. A Carnot engine/cycle consists of the following reversible process steps between states 1, 2, 3, and 4: 2: adiabatic compression 1 3: isothermal expansion at TH 2 4: adiabatic expansion 1: isothermal compression at Tc 3 4 Assume that the working fluid is an ideal monatomic gas with cv (3/2)kB and (5/2)kB. Prove that the Carnot cycle achieves the maximum efficiency allowed by the second law for a heat engine, max1-Tc/TH Ср

6.28. A Carnot engine/cycle consists of the following reversible process steps between states 1, 2, 3, and 4: 2: adiabatic compression 1 3: isothermal expansion at TH 2 4: adiabatic expansion 1: isothermal compression at Tc 3 4 Assume that the working fluid is an ideal monatomic gas with cv (3/2)kB and (5/2)kB. Prove that the Carnot cycle achieves the maximum efficiency allowed by the second law for a heat engine, max1-Tc/TH Ср

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6.28. A Carnot engine/cycle consists of the following reversible process steps between states 1, 2, 3, and 4: 2: adiabatic compression 1 3: isothermal expansion at TH 2 4: adiabatic expansion 1: isothermal compression at Tc 3 4 Assume that the working fluid is an ideal monatomic gas with cv (3/2)kB and (5/2)kB. Prove that the Carnot cycle achieves the maximum efficiency allowed by the second law for a heat engine, max1-Tc/TH Ср
Transcribed Image Text:6.28. A Carnot engine/cycle consists of the following reversible process steps between states 1, 2, 3, and 4: 2: adiabatic compression 1 3: isothermal expansion at TH 2 4: adiabatic expansion 1: isothermal compression at Tc 3 4 Assume that the working fluid is an ideal monatomic gas with cv (3/2)kB and (5/2)kB. Prove that the Carnot cycle achieves the maximum efficiency allowed by the second law for a heat engine, max1-Tc/TH Ср
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