A universal expression for optimum specific work of reciprocating heat engines having endoreversible carnot efficiencies

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 327-334

  Bhattacharyya, Souvik ^a,b   Blank, David A ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite time; Optimum work; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CARNOT CYCLE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; STIRLING ENGINES;

ENDOREVERSIBLE CARNOT EFFICIENCY; OPTIMUM THERMODYNAMIC SPECIFIC WORK POTENTIAL; RECIPROCATING HEAT ENGINES;

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES;

EID: 0032630050     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(19990325)23:4<327::AID-ER482>3.0.CO;2-B     Document Type: Article

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