Engineering thermodynamics basics
Engineering Physics · Engineering
Gas piston lab
Interactive 3DHeat the gas and watch molecules speed up — pressure obeys the gas laws live.
Controls
Drag the sliders or type a value — the simulation updates live.
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Study notes
A Carnot engine works between 600 K and 300 K. Max efficiency? n = 1 - 300/600 = 0.5 = 50 percent. No engine between these temperatures can beat 50 percent: a hard limit from the second law.
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