Which consequence results when soot accumulates on a heat engine's regenerator?

💡 Explanation

Radiative heat loss increases because soot raises the regenerator's emissivity, amplifying blackbody radiation losses; this exceeds losses caused originally. Therefore, effective heat transfer declines significantly, rather than enhanced transfer from convection or leakage from expansion.

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