Perpetual-Motion Machine

Imagine that if we can extract energy from unlimited low-temperature energy sources such as the ocean or the atmosphere.

Heat engine

Heat pump

QL

QH

QH

QH-QL

Wnet=QL

TH

Ocean TL

• It is against the Kevin-Planck statement: it is impossible to build an 100% heat engine.

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