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← ScienceWhich inefficiency arises when approaching Carnot cycle's conditions?
A)Friction losses increase significantly overall✓
B)Heat transfer rates decline sharply
C)Isothermal work exchanges take precedence
D)Adiabatic compression becomes fully isobaric
💡 Explanation
Friction losses escalate as operational speeds increase, because minimizing real-world cycle times requires faster piston movements impacting lubrication film. Therefore, friction dissipation increases, entropy generation occurs, rather than purely reversible behavior idealized by Carnot.
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