Performance analysis of a solar-driven heat engine with external irreversibilities under maximum power and power density condition

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 1941-1947

  Koyun, Ahmet ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Finite time thermodynamics; Power density; Solar driven; Thermodynamics optimization

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CARNOT CYCLE; HEAT CONVECTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS; POWER DENSITY; SOLAR DRIVEN; THERMODYNAMICS OPTIMIZATION;

HEAT ENGINES;

EID: 1542749088     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00165-1     Document Type: Article

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