An inventor has built an engine X and claims that its efficiency εX is greater than the efficiency ε of an ideal engine operating between the same two temperatures. Suppose you couple engine X to an ideal refrigerator (Fig. 20-34a) and adjust the cycle of engine X so that the work per cycle it provides equals the work per cycle required by the ideal refrigerator. Treat this combination as a single unit and show that if the inventor’s claim were true (if εX>ε), the combined unit would act as a perfect refrigerator (Fig. 20-34b), transferring energy as heat from the low-temperature reservoir to the high-temperature reservoir without the need for work.
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