Which 1824 book by Sadi Carnot founded the theory of heat engines?
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Reflections on Motive Power of Fire
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Which 1824 book by Sadi Carnot founded the theory of heat engines?
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Reflections on Motive Power of Fire
Which thermodynamic cycle has maximum efficiency for an ideal reversible refrigerator?
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Carnot cycle
What thermodynamic quantity is transferred because of a temperature difference?
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heat
In heat-engine diagrams, what is the usual name for the hotter reservoir?
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hot reservoir
What kind of engine is limited by the Kelvin-Planck statement of the second law?
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heat engine
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In heat-engine diagrams, what is the usual name for the hotter reservoir?
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Who formulated the third law of thermodynamics in 1906?
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Walther Nernst
Which thermodynamic identity relates internal energy changes to entropy, volume, and particle number?
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fundamental thermodynamic relation
What is the ratio of work output to heat input called for a heat engine?
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thermal efficiency