OPTIMAL EXPANSION OF A HEATED WORKING FLUID WITH PHENOMENOLOGICAL HEAT-TRANSFER

Authors
CHEN LG SUN FR WU CI
Citation
Lg. Chen et al., OPTIMAL EXPANSION OF A HEATED WORKING FLUID WITH PHENOMENOLOGICAL HEAT-TRANSFER, Energy conversion and management, 39(3-4), 1998, pp. 149-156
Citations number
50
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels",Mechanics,Thermodynamics
Journal title
Energy conversion and management → ACNP
ISSN journal
01968904
Volume
39
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
149 - 156
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-8904(1998)39:3-4<149:OEOAHW>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
The optimal motion of a piston fitted with a cylinder containing an id eal gas is examined. The gas is heated ata given rate f(t) and coupled to a heat bath with a heat transfer law q proportional to Delta(T-1) for a finite amount of time. The optimal path which maximizes the expa nsion work is obtained. Several applications of the optimal path are a lso given. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.