Heat Engine Efficiency: How Ice Water Affects Performance

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Consider mixing ice water with the hot water and vice versa so that the two reservoirs are closer to the same temperature. What will happen to the mechanical/thermodynamic efficiency and ideal Carnot efficiency of a heat engine?
 

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Is this a homework question? Are you familiar with the expression for the Carnot efficiency of an engine?
 

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