Which factor most diminishes turbine efficiency compared to ideal Carnot?

💡 Explanation

Boundary layer effects initiate turbulence, inhibiting total work extraction, because the mechanism, viscous dissipation, dominates, thus reducing thermal efficiency relative to an idealized Carnot cycle; therefore, viscosity’s effect is largest rather than conductivity effects or machine stress tolerances.

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