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thermal efficiency
thermal efficiency n (General Physics) the ratio of the work done by a heat engine to the energy supplied to it. Compare efficiency thermal efficiency
thermal efficiency[′thər·məl i′fish·ən·sē] (chemical engineering) In a tube-and-shell heat-exchange system, the ratio of the actual temperature range of the tube-side fluid (inlet versus outlet temperature) to the maximum possible temperature range. (thermodynamics) efficiency thermal efficiencyThe ratio of the energy produced in the engine to the heat energy released by the fuel in a unit of time.AcronymsSeetellurium |