VECOM Low Temperature Combustion
VECOM Low Temperature Combustion
VECOM Low Temperature Combustion
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Carnot Cycle Efficiency<br />
Carnot Cycle<br />
• The theoretically most efficient cycle for converting thermal energy into work.<br />
• Heat taken from hot reservoir (T h ) and rejected to cold reservoir (T c )<br />
• 1-2: isothermal heat addition<br />
• 2-3: isentropic expansion<br />
• 3-4: isothermal heat rejection<br />
• 4-1: isentropic compression<br />
T<br />
1<br />
T<br />
c<br />
h<br />
• Efficiency improves with higher T h and lower T c<br />
<strong>VECOM</strong> Workshop 12 Prague, March 14-15 2012