Second law analysis of irreversible heat engines with variable temperature heat reservoirs

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 189-200

  Salah El Din, M M ^a  

^a Umm Al Qura University   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT ENGINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; POWER GENERATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

IRREVERSIBLE CYCLES; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; VARIABLE TEMPERATURE HEAT RESERVOIRS;

ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0042189532     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(00)00051-0     Document Type: Article

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