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Entropy 2003, 5(5), 519-530; doi:10.3390/e5050519
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Effect of Heat Leak and Finite Thermal Capacity on the Optimal Configuration of a Two-Heat-Reservoir Heat Engine for Another Linear Heat Transfer Law
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Faculty 306, Naval University of Engineering, Wuhan 430033, P. R. China
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Mechanical Engineering Department, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD21402, USA
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Received: 12 November 2002 / Accepted: 22 May 2003 / Published: 31 December 2003
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entropy Generation in Thermal Systems and Processes)
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Abstract: Based on a model of a two-heat-reservoir heat engine with a finite high-temperature source and bypass heat leak, the optimal configuration of the cycle is found for the fixed cycle period with another linear heat transfer law . The finite thermal capacity source without heat leak makes the configuration of the cycle to a class of generalized Carnot cycle. The configuration of the cycle with heat leak and finite thermal capacity source is different from others.
Keywords: finite time thermodynamics; heat engine; optimal configuration
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Zheng, T.; Chen, L.; Sun, F.; Wu, C. Effect of Heat Leak and Finite Thermal Capacity on the Optimal Configuration of a Two-Heat-Reservoir Heat Engine for Another Linear Heat Transfer Law. Entropy 2003, 5, 519-530.
AMA StyleZheng T, Chen L, Sun F, Wu C. Effect of Heat Leak and Finite Thermal Capacity on the Optimal Configuration of a Two-Heat-Reservoir Heat Engine for Another Linear Heat Transfer Law. Entropy. 2003; 5(5):519-530.
Chicago/Turabian StyleZheng, Tong; Chen, Lingen; Sun, Fengrui; Wu, Chih. 2003. "Effect of Heat Leak and Finite Thermal Capacity on the Optimal Configuration of a Two-Heat-Reservoir Heat Engine for Another Linear Heat Transfer Law." Entropy 5, no. 5: 519-530.