THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION OF ENDOREVERSIBLE ENGINES

Within the field of the so-called endoreversible thermodynamics (ET) i t has been established that most of the optimum performance conditions for finite-time thermal engines models are highly sensitive to the he at transfer law used. For example, this is the case for maximum power output conditions. In the present work, by means of the De Vos' method we develop a systematic way to obtain several typical ET-results and we find that there exists a general property which is maintained for e ndoreversible engines under changes in the heat-transfer law.