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<t>Thanks for the quick answer!<br/> So, lets say the max Carnot efficiency is 80%, and a Stirling motor converts 50% of that energy, then the overall efficiency is 40%. Does the other 60% go to the coolant, or only the 50%?<br/> Reason Im asking, is that sometimes you see advertisments with efficie...

<t>Hi there,<br/> is the efficiency defined normally using the heat absorbed in the hot <br/> end, or the energy used creating the heat source (fuel values etc)?<br/> <br/> for Stirling engines, what happens to heat energy not converted to <br/> mechanical work? Is it all sunk to the cold end, or wh...