Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire
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Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire is an 1824 treatise by Sadi Carnot that laid the foundations of thermodynamics by analyzing the efficiency and principles of heat engines.
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| Carnot's 1824 work "Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire" | 1 |
| Carnot's theory of heat engines | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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scientific treatise ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
determine principles governing motive power of heat
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establish upper bounds on engine efficiency ⓘ |
| author | Sadi Carnot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | caloric theory of heat ⓘ |
| catalogCode | OCLC 2287085 ⓘ |
| citedAs | one of the earliest systematic studies of heat engines ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| discusses |
limits of engine efficiency
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relationship between heat and work ⓘ reversible processes ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
engineering
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physics ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
modern heat engine design
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thermodynamic cycles analysis ⓘ |
| hasLaterEdition | posthumous editions with commentary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
comparisons of different heat engine designs
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theoretical analysis of steam engines ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational work in thermodynamics
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precursor to the second law of thermodynamics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Rudolf Clausius
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William Thomson NERFINISHED ⓘ development of classical thermodynamics ⓘ thermodynamic theory of heat ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
Carnot cycle
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ideal heat engine ⓘ maximum possible efficiency of heat engines ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
heat engines
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thermal efficiency ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| notableFor |
analysis of efficiency independent of working substance
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formulation of an ideal reversible engine ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu et sur les machines propres à développer cette puissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 118 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1824 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bachelier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
entropy (later formalized)
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second law of thermodynamics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedConcept | heat reservoirs at different temperatures ⓘ |
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Sadi Carnot
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Carnot's 1824 work "Reflections on the Motive Power of Fire"
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Carnot's theory of heat engines