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How come heat engines are more efficient when run at high temperatures?

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Carnot efficiency = 100 * (Th-Tc)/Th
the bigger Th, the closer your efficiency can be to 100%
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/carnot.html

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