Mechanical efficiency of heat engines

Mechanical Efficiency of Heat Engines

Volumn 9780521868808, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-173

  Senft, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC ENGINES; BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS); COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); ENGINES; THERMODYNAMICS;

CLASSICAL THERMODYNAMICS; ENGINE OUTPUT; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; INTRINSIC LIMIT; MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

HEAT ENGINES;

EID: 84927081189     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511546105     Document Type: Book

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