Which risk increases for a Carnot heat engine allowed to operate outside specific temperatures?

💡 Explanation

Excessive temperature variation violates the assumptions of the Carnot cycle's design, because increased temperature differentials cause irreversible processes like heat leakage; therefore entropy production irreversibly increases, rather than achieving idealized efficiency.

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