Why Carnot Engine Has Maximum Efficiency?

The Efficiency of Carnot's Cycle
One of the factors determining efficiency is the addition of to the working fluid in the cycle and its removal. The Carnot cycle
Carnot cycle
The Carnot cycle is a theoretical ideal thermodynamic cycle proposed by French physicist Sadi Carnot in 1824 and expanded upon by others in the 1830s and 1840s. ... In the process of going through this cycle, the system may perform work on its surroundings, for example by moving a piston, thereby acting as a heat engine.
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achieves maximum efficiency because all the heat is added to the working fluid at the maximum temperature.

Is the Carnot engine the most efficient?

The most efficient heat engine cycle is the Carnot cycle, consisting of two isothermal processes and two adiabatic processes. The Carnot cycle can be thought of as the most efficient heat engine cycle allowed by physical laws.

When the efficiency of Carnot cycle is maximum?

A Reversible heat engine has maximum efficiency. No heat engine can have efficiency greater than reversible heat engine.

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