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Phase change systems like steam engines follow the Rankine cycle, which cannot reach as high an efficiency as systems like this which follow the Carnot cycle.
by lotsofmangos 12y ago
Phase change systems like steam engines follow the Rankine cycle, which cannot reach as high an efficiency as systems like this which follow the Carnot cycle.
- marcosdumay 12y agoNot a phase change heat engine, but a phase change heat reservoir. Yes, they'll lose some efficiency, but if they can exchange heat as well as it's implied (from their efficiency figures), they may lose very little.