Unified thermodynamic description and optimization for a class of irreversible reciprocating heat engine cycles

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 222, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1489-1500

  Chen, L G ^a   Ge, Y L ^a   Sun, F R ^a  

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Finite time thermodynamics; Performance optimization; Reciprocating heat engine cycle; Unified description; Variable specific heats of working fluid

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; SPECIFIC HEAT; WORKING FLUIDS;

FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; RECIPROCATING HEAT ENGINE CYCLE; UNIFIED DESCRIPTION; VARIABLE SPECIFIC HEATS OF WORKING FLUID;

HEAT ENGINES;

EID: 51749110905     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO827     Document Type: Article

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