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Carnot cycle
Sign in to savetheoretical thermodynamic cycle proposed by Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot in 1824 and expanded upon by others in the 1830s and 1840s
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The Carnot cycle is a theoretical model of how heat engines work, proposed by Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot in 1824 and further developed by other scientists in the following decades. It matters because it provides a foundational framework for understanding the limits of efficiency in heat engines and the principles governing energy conversion.
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