Carnotlike
Carnotlike is an adjective used in thermodynamics and related fields to describe processes, cycles, or engines that are designed to resemble the Carnot cycle or to embody its underlying principle of maximal theoretical efficiency. The term emphasizes an idealized or benchmark character, rather than a practical device, and is often used to frame comparisons with real systems.
The Carnot cycle is a reversible heat engine cycle consisting of two isothermal and two adiabatic steps
In practice, Carnotlike concepts appear in various modern contexts. Endoreversible Carnot-like engines assume internal reversibility while
Limitations of Carnotlike descriptions stem from the fact that real engines exhibit irreversibilities, friction, and finite-time