inimzi@piefed.social to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoScientists Invented an Entirely New Method of Refrigerationwww.sciencealert.comexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down11
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minus-squareraicon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoThe Carnot cycle is just for the Carnot engine. If we could use chemistry or quantum systems, it would have different efficiencies
minus-squaresolrize@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoNo really if you could convert heat to motion more efficiently than the (ideal) Carnot engine, you could have perpetual motion since the Carnot engine is reversible.
The Carnot cycle is just for the Carnot engine. If we could use chemistry or quantum systems, it would have different efficiencies
No really if you could convert heat to motion more efficiently than the (ideal) Carnot engine, you could have perpetual motion since the Carnot engine is reversible.