Re: [Phys-L] Carnot (?) efficiency of non-Carnot cycles

[Bernard Cleyet <bernard@cleyet.org>]

On 2015, Mar 05, , at 19:55, brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 3/5/2015 8:53 PM, John Denker wrote in part:
> > On 03/05/2015 10:14 AM, Carl Mungan wrote in part:
> >
> > > //I can see indeed that we could undo in the isochoric
> > > depressurization what we did in the isochoric pressurization step, at least
> > > for an ideal device.
> > Right.  Every step in one of those legs has a mirror
> > image in the other leg.
> >
> > > Now what is such a device
> > Try this:
> >   https://www.av8n.com/physics/thermo/classical.html#sec-stirling
> >
> > Obviously that's very new and very drafty.
> //
>
>
> Oh dear. Perhaps, as a start, we could review the idea of the   ?
> You know - having to do with volume?

synonyms:  isometric, constant volume:  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isochoric_process

bc thinks Wiki.  often useful.

> Brian Whatcott
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