Carnot on thermodynamics. 19th-century diagrams of theoretical heat engines as described by French physicist Sadi Carnot (1796-1832). Carnot was interested in the amount of work that could be obtained from a heat engine. He demonstrated theoretically that the maximum possible efficiency depended on the difference in temperature between the hottest and coolest parts of the engine. This important result (the Carnot cycle) later led to Clausius's formulation of the second law of thermodynamics. This page is from Carnot's 'Reflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu' (Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire, 1824). | |
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