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Which mechanism limits fuel efficiency of Carnot rocket nozzles?

A)Entropy increase during irreversible reactions
B)Insufficient fuel to oxidizer mixing
C)Combustion driven shockwave formation
D)Boundary layer induced flow separation

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Rocket nozzles cannot acheive perfect Carnot efficiency because combustion introduces entropy; the irreversible reactions generate byproducts, therefore thrust is reduced, rather than achieving maximum possible work in an ideal, isentropic expansion.

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