Universal ecological performance for endo-reversible heat engine cycles

International Journal of Ambient Energy

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-20

  Xia, D ^a   Chen, L ^a   Sun, F ^a   Wu, C ^b  

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

^b UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING SYSTEMS; DIESEL ENGINES; ECOSYSTEMS; EXERGY; HEAT LOSSES; HEAT TRANSFER; SPECIFIC HEAT;

COOLING BRANCH; ECOLOGICAL CRITERION; HEAT RESERVOIR TEMPERATURE RATIO; POWER OUTPUT;

HEAT ENGINES;

EID: 33744525206     PISSN: 01430750     EISSN: 21628246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01430750.2006.9674997     Document Type: Article

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