Carnot Cycle and its limitations — Study Resources & PYQs
Carnot cycle and its limitations for vapour power generation
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- Carnot Cycle & Its Limitations (Article) — Textbook-level coverage of Carnot cycle, its impracticalities (very high pressures needed, wet steam in pump), and transition to the Rankine cycle as a practical alternative.
- Rankine Cycle – Ideal & Actual (Article) — Complete derivation of ideal Rankine cycle efficiency, T-s and h-s diagrams, actual Rankine cycle with pump and turbine irreversibilities, mean temperature of heat addition formula.
Taught in these subjects
- APPLIED THERMODYNAMICS — MET5403 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu