Second-law analysis of absorptive refrigeration cycles: The role of thermal coupling entropy production

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-55

  Meunier, F ^a   Poyelle, F ^a   LeVan, M D ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Cycle analysis; Refrigeration

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CARNOT CYCLE; ENTROPY; FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EXTERNAL THERMAL COUPLING ENTROPY PRODUCTION; HEAT RESERVOIR TEMPERATURES; INTERNAL THERMAL ENTROPY PRODUCTION; THERMAL WAVE CYCLES;

REFRIGERATION;

EID: 0030785001     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1359-4311(96)00019-1     Document Type: Article

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