Thermodynamics criticism: Carnot cycle judged from physics

摘要

The efficiency of the Carrot cycle exhibits a peculiarity in the thermal energy in its conversion of [heat→ work], namely, the principle of increasing entropy. However, the Carrot cycle involves conversion both of [heat→ work] and [work→ heat], not merely conversion of [heat →work]. The definition of cycle efficiency does not satisfy the conservation of energy law. In this paper, we investigate whether the principle of entropy increase derived from the cycle describes a characteristic of the conversion of [heat→ work].