Efficiency of inefficient endoreversible thermal machines

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Palao, José P., Correa, Luis A., Adesso, Gerardo and Alonso, Daniel (2016) Efficiency of inefficient endoreversible thermal machines. Brazilian Journal of Physics, 46 (3). pp. 282-287. ISSN 1678-4448

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Abstract

We present a study of the performance of endoreversible thermal machines optimized with respect to the thermodynamic force associated with the cold bath in the regime of small thermodynamic forces. These thermal machines can work either as an engine or as a refrigerator. We analyze how the optimal performances are determined by the dependence of the thermodynamic flux on the forces. The results are motivated and illustrated with a quantum model, the three level maser, and explicit analytical expressions of the engine efficiency as a function of the system parameters are given.

Item Type: Article
RIS ID: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/976487
Additional Information: The final publication is available at link.springer.com via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13538-015-0396-x.
Keywords: Efficiency; Quantum thermodynamics; Endoreversible
Schools/Departments: University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Science > School of Mathematical Sciences
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13538-015-0396-x
Depositing User: Correa Marichal, Luis
Date Deposited: 03 Oct 2017 10:30
Last Modified: 04 May 2020 20:02
URI: https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/46869

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