https://gdpark.blog/tags/carnot-engine/Recent content in Carnot Engine on gdpark.blogHugoenTue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-20-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-and-the-clausius-inequality/Mon, 04 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-20-the-second-law-of-thermodynamics-and-the-clausius-inequality/We dive into the second law of thermodynamics, unpacking how Clausius and Kelvin’s seemingly different statements are actually the same thing — and why the Carnot engine is the key!https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-21-chapter-13-practice-problems/Tue, 05 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://gdpark.blog/posts/thermal-statistical-21-chapter-13-practice-problems/Working through Chapter 13 problems on refrigerator efficiency, Carnot engines, and why perpetual motion machines just don’t exist in this universe.