Performance of a quantum heat engine cycle working with harmonic oscillator systems

Science in China, Series G: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 163-176

  Wang, Jianhui ^a   He, Jizhou ^a   Mao, Zhiyuan ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Harmonic systems; Heat engine cycle; Irreversible thermodynamics; Performance optimization

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HEAT ENGINES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; (U ,V) OPERATOR; CYCLE MODEL; ENTROPY PRODUCTION; EQUATION OF MOTION; FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; GENERAL EXPRESSIONS; HARMONIC OSCILLATORS; HARMONIC SYSTEMS; HEISENBERG; HIGH TEMPERATURE (HT); IRREVERSIBLE HEAT ENGINE; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; OPERATING REGIONS; OPTIMAL VALUES; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; POWER OUTPUTS; QUANTUM HEAT; SEMI GROUPS; TIME EVOLUTIONS;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 46149112749     PISSN: 16721799     EISSN: 18622844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-007-0006-1     Document Type: Article

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