Modeling and performance analysis of energy selective electron (ESE) engine with heat leakage and transmission probability

Science China: Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1925-1936

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

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

energy selective electron (ESE) engine; finite time thermodynamics; heat leakage; Lorentzian transmission probability; performance analysis

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; COOLING LOAD; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; ELECTRON ENERGIES; ELECTRON SYSTEMS; ENERGY LEVEL; FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS; HEAT LEAKAGE; LORENTZIAN TRANSMISSION PROBABILITY; MAXIMUM COP; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMAL OPERATION; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE PARAMETERS; POWER OUT PUT; RESONANCE WIDTH; TRANSMISSION PROBABILITIES;

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY CONVERSION; HEAT ENGINES; PROBABILITY; REFRIGERATORS; RESONANCE; SOLID STATE DEVICES; THERMODYNAMICS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; TRANSMISSIONS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 82355180822     PISSN: 16747348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11433-011-4473-z     Document Type: Article

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