For a refrigeration Brayton cycle operating near coolant phase transition temperatures, which parameter significantly reduces efficiency?

💡 Explanation

Phase-mixed exhaust hinders heat extraction because available phase change enthalpy is degraded; therefore, overall Carnot efficiency falls rather than fully exploiting temperature differentials possible with pure-phase coolants since isentropic phase transition constraints decrease.

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