Endoreversible thermodynamics

Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 311-355

  Hoffmann, Karl Heinz ^a   Burzler, Josef Maximilian ^a   Schubert, Sven ^a  

^a CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEAT TRANSFER; REFRIGERATORS;

ENDOREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS;

HEAT ENGINES;

EID: 0031387610     PISSN: 03400204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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