Study of the improvement in the performance coefficient of machines operating with three reservoirs

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 147-162

  Grosu, L ^a   Feidt, M ^b   Benelmir, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS OUEST NANTERRE LA DÉFENSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

finite time thermodynamics; performance improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348973186     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2004.004729     Document Type: Article

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