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Diesel and otto car cannot have randament of 100 per cent, practically. But teoretically they could have?
Car randament (engine efficiency)
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Compression of air results in loss of heat energy to engine block and cooling system.
So Diesel or Otto cycle engine will never be 100% efficient.
Note; In Romanian, randament = efficiency.
Compression of air results in loss of heat energy to engine block and cooling system.
So Diesel or Otto cycle engine will never be 100% efficient.
Note; In Romanian, randament = efficiency.
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The English word for randament is efficiency.The answer is no. They can not be 100% efficient. If you would like to understand why, this article explains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnot_cycle
The German version is here
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnot-Prozess