Efficiency of ideal fuel cell and Carnot cycle from a fundamental perspective

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 219, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 245-254

  Hassanzadeh, H ^a,b   Mansouri, S H ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRJAND   (Iran)

Author keywords

Carnot cycle; Efficiency; Fuel cells; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

CARNOT CYCLE; COMBUSTION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; HEAT ENGINES; THERMODYNAMICS;

HEAT ENGINE EFFICIENCY; IRREVERSIBILITY; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

FUEL CELLS;

FUEL CELL;

EID: 20844437565     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095765005X28571     Document Type: Article

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