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titaniumpen
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I was reading about the Carnot engine, and I stumbled upon this forumla:
Carnot efficiency = 1 - (QH-QL)/QH = 1 - (TH-TL)/TH
Where QH is the heat input, QL is the heat output, TH is the input temperature, TL is the output temperature.
The book says that TH is proportional to QH, and TL is proportional to QL, but it does not state why. Well it seems common sense that you have more heat input if the source is hotter, but is there a more scientific explanation? Or is it just a finding from Carnot's observations?
Carnot efficiency = 1 - (QH-QL)/QH = 1 - (TH-TL)/TH
Where QH is the heat input, QL is the heat output, TH is the input temperature, TL is the output temperature.
The book says that TH is proportional to QH, and TL is proportional to QL, but it does not state why. Well it seems common sense that you have more heat input if the source is hotter, but is there a more scientific explanation? Or is it just a finding from Carnot's observations?