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[edit] Comments
The diagram shows the Entropy/Temperature version of the Carnot cycle. I think that most people would find the Pressure/Volume version more meaningful though. -- Derek Ross | Talk
agreed128.120.57.116 07:26, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
The curve over the rectangle is not needed in principle. Supposedly that is the phase-change curve. The illustration is one suitable for presenting that a Rankine (vapor) cycle is in principle equivalent to the Carnot cycle. MGTom 10:09, 2005 Feb 15 (UTC)
You might want to look at the diagrams that I made for the Hebrew wikipeida's article: eman 01:49, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)
In principle: that's it. It would be nice if on the the p-V diagram the hyperbolic nature of the relation would be more evident. Of course the presented processes are on a cut-out of the full p-V diagram, ... Nothing more can be done on the T-s, is dull anyway. MGTom 09:55, 2005 Feb 17 (UTC)
Might it be better for the list of steps to read 1-2, 2-3, 3-4, 4-1, given that the processes described happen along the vertices of the graph rather than at the corners? This confused me at first glance, and I think this would remove some of the ambiguity Jakob 19:30, Apr 8, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Reheaters and regenerators
I know little about thermodynamics, but I found this article valuable, although I would suggest that perhaps we need either some explaination for this line:
- "This can help illustrating, for example, why a reheater or a regenerator can improve thermal efficiency."
...or, perhaps pages that explain what a reheater and a regenerator are.
Thanks to all contributors for the great work.
Eric 18:39, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- I have tried to tidy that paragraph but it is still obscur to me what the sentence is getting at. Cutler 15:57, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Benoit
'"Thomas Benoit+Carnot' gets 2 (sic) google hits [1] of which one is a fork of this article. The other doesn't offer much. I have so far found no trace of Thomas Benoit but will keep trying a bit longer.
Is is possible that this is a misprint for Benoit Paul Émile Clapeyron? He would fit. Cutler 16:07, July 13, 2005 (UTC)
I think, based on the Émile Clapeyron entry, that it's more than possible, and I was so bold as to change it. -Paul 02:12, 2005-08-15 (UTC)
[edit] Name/move suggestion?
The phrase "Carnot heat engine" is used rarely, if ever in the article, so I think we should move it to "Carnot Cycle".
- Yes this is a wise suggestion. I will make the change. The term “Carnot cycle” is one of the most famous terms in all thermodynamics and engine theory. In 1834, Clapeyron called it a “cycle of operations.” In the 1850s and 60s Clausius found the them “cycle” to be of such importance that he italicized it; you can read parts of his memoirs here. One can pick up any thermodynamics textbook and find the Carnot cycle to be the core of the book.
- The Carnot heat engine should be a separate article on its own standing. I will start the stub and upload a Carnot heat engine diagram.--Sadi Carnot 20:56, 16 July 2006 (UTC)
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- How do we see the two articles developing? It seems like we might just redirect 'Carnot heat engine' to 'Carnot cycle'. Thoughts? Tom Harrison Talk 18:51, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
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- The Carnot heat engine is an historical topic, e.g. Cengel and Boles’ Thermodynamics (textbook) has a separate section for each, one for the engine, one for the cycle. The main focus of the cycle should be on the PV-diagram, reversibility, and work-output, etc.; the engine article, the most famous of all engine models, should talk about efficiency, the second law, temperatures differences, structural configurations, etc. This is just a quick sketch.--Sadi Carnot 20:52, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Equation 3?
i had no idea WTF this was referring to until i looked at Carnot cycle. someone needs to fix this. looks like a lot of duplication, etc.
Wait! Carnot Cycle redirects here while Carnot cycle is a different article. great job guys! ;) --pfunk42 04:15, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
- I've fixed the redirect. Thanks for pointing it out. Tom Harrison Talk 13:24, 21 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Gas Turbine addition
I really don't like the addition of the gas turbine diagram and plots.
- It gives the impression that the Carnot cycle is equivalent to a gas turbine engine.
- The diagram gives no explanation of how it relates to a Carnot cycle.
- The plots of efficiency are simple plots of 1-Th/Tc, and they take up a lot of room for such a simple equation.
- This is an application, its not a demonstration of the Carnot cycle.
PAR 18:18, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
