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Answer by By Symmetry for Carnot's Engine Proof flawed?

Your flaw is in assuming that you can run an arbitrary engine backwards. In order to reverse the operation of a heat engine the heat engine must be reversible, which the Carnot engine is. The proof...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUoUb4hGMH8I was looking at the reason as to why a Carnot Engine and watched this video on KhanAcademy. He used a very clever method of proving this by using the method...

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