Efficiency and its bounds for thermal engines at maximum power using Newton's law of cooling
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2012
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We study a thermal engine model for which Newton's cooling law is obeyed during heat transfer processes. The thermal efficiency and its bounds at maximum output power are derived and discussed. This model, though quite simple, can be applied not only to Carnot engines but also to four other types of engines. For the long thermal contact time limit, new bounds, tighter than what were known before, are obtained. In this case, this model can simulate Otto, Joule-Brayton, Diesel, and Atkinson engines. While in the short contact time limit, which corresponds to the Carnot cycle, the same efficiency bounds as that from Esposito are derived. In both cases, the thermal efficiency decreases as the ratio between the heat capacities of the working medium during heating and cooling stages increases. This might provide instructions for designing real engines.
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Yan, H., & Guo, H. (2012). Efficiency and its bounds for thermal engines at maximum power using Newton's law of cooling. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 85(1), 011146. http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.85.011146.
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