Questions about Thermodynamic Cycles How much of the heat put in at high temperature can be converted to work? What is the maximum work? Can two engines working between the same two heat reservoirs drive one another? Nicolas Leonard Sadi Carnot 上游究通大学 Apr/5 Wed,2017 2 SHANGHAI JLAO TONG UNIVERSITYApr/5 Wed, 2017 2 Questions about Thermodynamic Cycles How much of the heat put in at high temperature can be converted to work? What is the maximum work? Can two engines working between the same two heat reservoirs drive one another? Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot