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College Physics | 1st Edition | ISBN: 9781938168000 | Authors: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
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Can improved engineering and materials be employed in heat engines to reduce heat transfer into the environment? Can they eliminate heat transfer into the environment entirely?

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Can improved engineering and materials be employed in heat engines to reduce heat transfer into the environment? Can they eliminate heat transfer into the environment entirely?

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In modern heat engines, modernized insulation systems are being increasingly employed so as to reduce the heat loss to the surroundings.

This basically involves usage of the best material technology to select suitable material to give the insulation to the system, or usage of suitable jackets (air, water or oil jackets) to keep the system isolated and prevent the heat flow between the system and the surroundings.

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