The unified cycle model of a class of solar-driven heat engines and their optimum performance characteristics

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2005, Pages

  Zhang, Yue ^a   Lin, Bihong ^a   Chen, Jincan ^a,b  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CCAST WORLD LABORATORY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC PERFORMANCE; CYCLIC WORKING SUBSTANCE; SOLAR HEAT ENGINES;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER; LIFE CYCLE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING;

HEAT ENGINES;

EID: 21444445845     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1885186     Document Type: Article

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