Which risk increases when a Carnot heat engine design omits proper thermal insulation?

💡 Explanation

Decreased isentropic efficiency occurs when insulation is absent because heat transfer is no longer adiabatic during expansion and compression. Diabatic processes during the cycle add entropy, therefore actual performance deviates from ideal Carnot efficiency rather than the other options.

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