ON THE OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY OF ENDOREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMIC PROCESSES

Authors
DEMEY G DEVOS A
Citation
G. Demey et A. Devos, ON THE OPTIMUM EFFICIENCY OF ENDOREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMIC PROCESSES, Journal of physics. D, Applied physics, 27(4), 1994, pp. 736-739
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Journal of physics. D, Applied physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223727
Volume
27
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
736 - 739
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3727(1994)27:4<736:OTOEOE>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The classical theory of endoreversible thermodynamics gives rise to an optimum efficiency for the power output given by 1 - T2/T1(1/2) in co ntrast to the Carnot efficiency 1 - T2/T1 used in reversible thermodyn amics. It will be shown that many systems show the same efficiency, al though a system giving an optimum efficiency involving T2/T1(1/3) has been found.