Which condition minimizes the efficiency deviation of a real heat engine from the Carnot limit?

💡 Explanation

When heat transfer approaches reversibility minimizing temperature gradients during isothermal stages, the real engine's cycle more closely approximates the ideal Carnot cycle. Therefore reversible isothermal exchange maximizes efficiency, rather than relying only on high temperature differentials or irreversible processes, which introduce entropy generation.

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