Optimum performance analysis of Feynman's engine as cold and hot ratchets

Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 155-177

  Chen, Lingen ^a   Ding, Zemin ^a   Sun, Fengrui ^a  

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Feynman's ratchets engine; Finite time thermodynamics; Performance of ratchets engines

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; FEYNMAN'S RATCHETS ENGINE; FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS; HEAT LEAKAGE; HEAT RESERVOIRS; INTERNAL PARAMETERS; MAXIMUM POWER; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; PERFORMANCE OF RATCHETS ENGINES;

EFFICIENCY; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ENGINES;

EID: 79960245356     PISSN: 03400204     EISSN: 14374358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JNETDY.2011.011     Document Type: Article

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