CARNOT laid down the great and incontrovertible principle that if, when we have obtained motive power by the application of heat, we inquire whether we have obtained the maximum of motive power ...

It is argued that the Carnot cycle is a highly inaccurate representation of a steam engine, and that the net work obtained in its operation would be zero. This conclusion is also supported by an ...

And Carnot's theory of efficient thermodynamic engine is 'Carnot cycle'. The Carnot cycle assumes a piston filled with an ideal gas .