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Analytical expressions for the upper bounds of power and efficiency of an internal combustion engine are obtained taking into account finite rate of heat exchange with the environment and nonzero entropy production due to chemical reactions. Recommendations of theoretically possible ways of improving internal combustion engines are presented.
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