Irreversibility in energy processes: Non-dimensional quantification and balance

Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-175

  Pons, Michel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION PLANTS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENTROPY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

CARNOT EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PROCESSES; EXERGY-LOSS; NON-DIMENSIONAL QUANTIFICATION;

THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 3042543160     PISSN: 03400204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JNETDY.2004.010     Document Type: Article

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