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thermal efficiency
noun
, Thermodynamics.
- the ratio of the work output of a heat engine to the heat input expressed in the same units of energy.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of thermal efficiency1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
The thermal efficiency of an engine is the ratio of the heat transformed into work to the total heat supplied to the engine.
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In his patent of 1782 Watt gives the following example of the improvement in thermal efficiency obtained by expansive working.
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The thermal efficiency of the best non-condensing engine to that of the gas-engine is in the ratio 4/22.
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