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How can you intuitively explain the fact that the Carnot Cycle has the most efficiency of all thermodynamic cycles?
Is the Carnot Cycle used in practical applications?
While the Carnot Cycle may not be used directly in practical applications, it serves as an ideal benchmark for assessing the thermodynamic efficiency of real-world systems. The efficiency of actual thermodynamic cycles is always lower than that of the Carnot Cycle, due to irreversibilities and other losses.