In what ways can you increase the ideal efficiency of a heat engine?
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In what ways can you increase the ideal efficiency of a heat engine?
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Assuming very large heat & cold sinks, you can increase the Carnot efficiency by increasing the hot temperature or by decreasing the cold temperature!