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Claim · claim:otec-bounded-carnot

Ocean thermal energy conversion —bounded by→ Carnot limit

The atlas records this claim as established: ocean thermal energy conversion is bounded by the Carnot limit under the conditions below.

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Conditions

  • Carnot efficiency ≈ 7% for 300 K against 280 K

Evidence · 1

  1. [1]
    A. Bejan. Advanced Engineering Thermodynamics (4th ed.) (2016)
    Wiley · doi:10.1002/9781119245964 · crossref ✓ 2026-09-19 · record

Related matrix context

This claim does not itself create a matrix cell. The context below belongs to Ocean thermal energy conversion, the phenomenon it is about.

D = disequilibrium row · C = coupling family column. A cell reads the state of the atlas for that pair.

family: Heat engine (thermomechanical) (C.08)
D.01 × C.08 · Temperature gradient × Heat engine (thermomechanical) · Established

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Physical Transformation Atlas (2026). claim claim:otec-bounded-carnot: Ocean thermal energy conversion —bounded by→ Carnot limit. Dataset revision rbfbfcbb70e57 (hash of the canonical data). https://physical-transformation-atlas.wldud5192.workers.dev/claim/otec-bounded-carnot

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