Carnot Cycle at Finite Power: Attainability of Maximal Efficiency
Carnot Cycle at Finite Power: Attainability of Maximal Efficiency
We want to understand whether and to which extent the maximal (Carnot) efficiency for heat engines can be reached at a finite power. To this end we generalize the Carnot cycle so that it is not restricted to slow processes. We show that for realistic (i.e. not purposefully-designed) engine-bath interactions, …