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The second law of thermodynamics and the limiting capabilities of heat engines

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Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 69, 140–142 (January 1999)

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Tsirlin, A.M. The second law of thermodynamics and the limiting capabilities of heat engines. Tech. Phys. 44, 129–131 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1259270

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