Which constraint limits work extraction in real Carnot engines?

💡 Explanation

Real Carnot engines’ efficiency falls due to finite process rates; the isothermal step needs time to transfer heat reversibly through expansion. The mechanism of thermal conduction hinders maintaining temperature gradients, because work extraction slows down considerably under near-equilibrium conditions, rather than ideal reversibility.

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