Carnot engine and p-V diagram
Run a Carnot engine between two reservoirs: heat in, heat out, net work per cycle, efficiency 1 − T_c/T_h, and power at a chosen cycle rate; compare with an irreversible engine.
About this experiment
| Subject | Physics |
|---|---|
| Class | 11 |
| Chapter | 11. Thermodynamics |
| NCERT section | 11.11 |
| Level | NCERT level |
| Time | about 12 minutes |
| Access | Included in a PractiSci plan |
What you do in the lab
Change the controls and watch the physics behave in real time in 3D. Live readouts and graphs show the numbers behind it, and the Learn tab has the theory, procedure, observations and viva questions. Works on a phone or a laptop, in English and Hindi.
Topics: Carnot engine · efficiency · heat engine · reversible · second law