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How Efficiency is Calculated in Boomilever

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Key Points

  • The efficiency of the Carnot engine cycle (7/6) is only reached if the turbine and compressor operate isentropically.
  • Let us assume for the moment that the Clausius statement is incorrect, and that the device the Clausius statement claims is impossible (a "Clausius device") is actually possible.
  • The surface tension or interfacial tension, , is the force exerted by an interfacial surface per unit length.
  • The compression is done reversibly (very slowly), but non-adiabatically: the air receives heat through the walls throughout the process.
  • The mass of the cyclist together with his/her equipment is 70 kg (154.3 lb).
  • A cantilever in a traditionally timber framed building is called a jetty or forebay.

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