On the Curzon-Ahlborn efficiency and its connection with the efficiencies of real heat engines

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 173-181

  Chen, Jincan ^a   Yan, Zijun ^a   Lin, Guoxing ^a   Andresen, Bjarne ^b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNOT CYCLE; HEAT ENGINES; HEAT TRANSFER; POWER GENERATION;

CARNOT EFFICIENCY; CURZON-AHLBORN EFFICIENCY; FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS; IRREVERSIBLE CYCLES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 0035214519     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(00)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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