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Curzon-Ahlborn efficiency: a standalone construct

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Thermodynamics

the efficiency of a heat engine run for maximum power output, equal to one minus the square root of the cold-to-hot temperature ratio.

In thermodynamics, Curzon-Ahlborn efficiency refers to the efficiency of a heat engine run for maximum power output, equal to one minus the square root of the cold-to-hot temperature ratio. This meaning comes from Curzon (1975) in American Journal of Physics.[1]

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Curzon, F. L., & Ahlborn, B. (1975). Efficiency of a Carnot engine at maximum power output. American Journal of Physics, 43(1), 22-24. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.10023

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