Curie point engine vs Carnot efficiency

Subject: Curie point engine vs Carnot efficiency

Date: Fri May 16 10:29:20 2003
Posted by Scott Brownlie
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It appears, on the surface at least, that a curie point heat engine (an engine 
using the curie effect to attract then release a mass from a magnet as a result 
of temperature change of the mass)is not governed by Carnot efficiency (Th-
Tc)/Th. Since all heat engines are said to be limited by these constraints 
 how is this explained?

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