Which performance limitation arises when operating a Carnot heat engine near critical point of working fluid?

💡 Explanation

When operating near the critical point, the latent heat of vaporization decreases significantly because fluid and gas phases become indistinguishable, thus reducing the efficiency for isothermal heat absorption. Therefore, reduced latent heat absorption results, rather than altered compression, transfer losses or decreased expansion because the fluid properties are substantially different.

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