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Carnot Cycle (Heat Engine)
This java applet show you the physics processes of a Carnot heat engine. Carnot cycle is a four-stage reversible sequence consisting of: 1. adiabatic compression, 2. isothermal expansion at high temperature T2, 3. adiabatic expansion, 4. isothermal compression at low temperature T1, 5. back to stage 1 and continue.
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John Walkup (Staff)
I really liked this applet. The graph and piston animation complement each other perfectly. Highly recommended.
Stanley Howard (Faculty)
values for heat and work added. The program runs at impressive speed. It takes
a little while to figure out the use but once learned it is very easy to use.
Very nice work!