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← ScienceWhich 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
💡 Explanation
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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