Which risk increases when an actual heat engine cycle deviates significantly from a Carnot cycle?

💡 Explanation

Lower efficiency results because deviations introduce irreversibilities increasing entropy generation; specifically frictional loses. Therefore, energy conversion declines because more energy becomes waste heat, rather than achieving optimal theoretical efficiency conditions.

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