Finite-time thermodynamics of an instrumented drinking bird toy

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 677-682

  Lorenz, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 33746934159     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2190688     Document Type: Article

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