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World 5 · Heat Engines · 10 min · PRO

Why no engine beats Carnot

Temperature jumps waste work

PRO · Particle Lab

World 5: Heat Engines is part of PRO

The first world of Particle Lab is free. PRO opens the other 17 lessons in 4 worlds — simulations, quizzes and all.

  • Squeeze without heat
  • Close a Carnot cycle
  • The Otto cycle: compression ratio
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