Which risk increases when heat engine exhaust temperature approaches ambient temperature?

💡 Explanation

When exhaust temperature approaches ambient temperature, the temperature differential across the engine decreases because the Carnot efficiency is proportional to this difference thereby reducing the energy converted to work. Therefore reduced thermal efficiency results, rather than higher power/fuel efficiency or increased component temperature which require increased heat differential.

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