Why carnot cycle is not used in power plant


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Why is carnot cycle not practical for a steam power plant?

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Carnot cycle is a hypothetical cycle which is designed to theoritically calculate max efficiency of an engine working bw temperature T high and T low it uses isothermal and adiabatic processes which are ideal for an ideal gas

real engine has lower efficiency than carnot

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