Carnot Engine
Carnot Engine: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Compression in Carnot Cycle,Work Done in Compression,Carnot's Engine etc.
Important Questions on Carnot Engine
A Carnot engine has an efficiency of when its source is at a temperature The temperature of the sink is:

Work done by a Carnot engine operating between temperatures and is . The amount of heat transferred to the engine by the reservoir is:

A Carnot engine working between and performs of work. The amount of heat rejected is equal to

A Carnot engine operates between temperature and . Find the ratio of new efficiency when temperature of sink is lowered by to initial efficiency.

The efficiency of a Carnot engine at a particular source and sink temperature is. When the sink temperature is reduced by the engine's efficiency becomes . Find the source temperature.


A Carnot engine operates between a source and a sink. The efficiency of the engine is and the temperature of the is . If the efficiency is to be increased to then the temperature of the source must the increased by

The temperature of the sink of a Carnot engine is . In order to increase the efficiency of the Carnot engine from to , the temperature of the sink should be increased by

An ideal Carnot engine working with source temperature and sink temperature , has efficiency . Then the value of the ratio is

Consider a Carnot cycle operating between 300 K and 600 K and producing 2 kJ of mechanical work per cycle. Heat rejected to the surrounding in a cycle is

Consider a Carnot cycle operating between and and producing of mechanical work per cycle. Heat rejected to the surrounding in a cycle is

Work done during free expansion of an ideal gas in an isothermal process is zero. Explain

The efficiency of Carnot's cycle at a particular source and sink temperature is . When sink temperature is increased by then engine efficiency becomes . The source temperature is

During a compression of an ideal gas, the work done by the system is _____.

The work done by the system in expansion is negative.

Efficiency of a carnot heat engine is . If sink temperature is , then find source temperature .

The efficiency of the reversible heat engine is and that of irreversible heat engine is . Which of the following is correct?

If temperature of the source is increased,the efficiency of carnot engine is

What is the source temperature of the Carnot engine in required to get efficiency ? Given sink temperature

Carnot cycle works with isentropic compression ratio of and heat capacity ratio of . The volume of air at the beginning of the isothermal expansion is. If the temperature and pressure is limited to and , determine minimum temperature in the cycle.
