does anybody knows Carnot?

Question

does anybody remember Carnot's theory?!?!?!?!?! thanks

Answer 1

Sadi Carnot, a French engineer, resulting in his remarkable paper ReÂflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu et sur les machines propres a developper cette puissance (On the Motive Power of Heat) published in 1824 [1]. In his work, Carnot constructed an ideal cycle, which is now well known as the Carnot cycle, and analyzed its thermal efficiency. Carnot showed that:

1. Any engine, using heat from a hot reservoir at temperature Th to do work, has to transfer some heat to a reservoir at lower temperature
Tl.

2.The thermal efficiency of the Carnot cycle was working medium-independent.
3. No engine could convert into work more of heat taken in at Th
than the fraction known as the Carnot efficiency.

Furthermore, the Carnot principles are only for the cyclic devices (heat engines), stating that:
1. The efficiency of an irreversible heat engine is always less than the efficiency of a reversible one operating between the same two reservoirs;
2. The efficiencies of all reversible heat engines operating between the same two reservoirs are the same.

Answer 2

I've been researching alternative energy and have recently been investigating the Carnot cycle and its relevence to alternate energy supply and most interestingly to fuel less energy. His theory on thermodynamics is being tested as we speak. There are programs in place to supply energy using the Carnot Cycle in Stirling Engines which are fuel less. These engines can be and in fact have been built on Fresnel Lens Solar Collectors and are at present generating in the order of some Mega Watts. There are companies at present designing these systems for domestic applications as well. Infinia is a company in question. Have a look at the following links to see the Carnot Cycle theory and Infinia's Fresnel Lens 3KW design due for release in 2008. Very exciting. http://www.hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/carnot.htm
http://www.infiniacorp.com/applications/clean_energy.htm

Answer 3

Well worth looking for is the Stirling engine. This is a heat engine that uses the Carnot cycle.

http://travel.howstuffworks.com/stirling-engine1.htm

And the Carnot proper

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnot_cycle#See_also

Answer 4

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Answer 5

HEAT THEORY?????

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