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ISBN: 9781259822674

Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Michael A. Boles

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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Chapter 9.12, Problem 192FEP

For specified limits for the maximum and minimum temperatures, the ideal cycle with the lowest thermal efficiency is

(a) Carnot
(b) Stirling
(c) Ericsson
(d) Otto
(e) All are the same

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Solution Summary: The author compares the thermal efficiency of Carnot, Stirling, Ericsson, and Otto cycles under specified limits for maximum and minimum temperatures.

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