Essential University Physics (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 19, Problem 63P
In an alternative universe, you’ve got the impossible: an infinite heat reservoir, containing infinite energy at temperature Th. But you’ve only got a finite cool reservoir, with initial temperature Tc0 and heat capacity C. Find an expression for the maximum work you can extract if you operate an engine between these two reservoirs.
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