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Thermal Brownian heat engine with external and internal irreversibilities

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  • Chen, Lingen
  • Qi, Congzheng
  • Ge, Yanlin
  • Feng, Huijun

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A finite time thermodynamic model of irreversible thermal Brownian heat engines with various irreversibilities is built. The analytical expressions of power and efficiency are derived. The working temperatures are solved by combining equations, the essential performance characteristics of heat engine are further analyzed. The relationships among optimal performance indicators and design parameters are also studied. The optimal performance characteristics are obtained by optimizing the internal parameters and thermal conductance ratio of heat exchangers. The optimal working regions and optimal working temperatures are also given. Finally, the new model performance is compared with that of the non-equilibrium thermodynamic one, and the significance of the new model is illustrated. The results show that the new model can be simplified to the existing models, and the optimal performances of those existing models with different irreversible factors can also be derived through the optimization relation in this paper. The power and efficiency have extreme values about barrier height, thermal conductance ratio and external load, respectively. When those parameters are optimized simultaneously, the corresponding values of the working temperature are optimal for the heat engine. The kinetic energy will reduce power and efficiency, which is different from the result of the non-equilibrium thermodynamic models.

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  • Chen, Lingen & Qi, Congzheng & Ge, Yanlin & Feng, Huijun, 2022. "Thermal Brownian heat engine with external and internal irreversibilities," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 255(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:255:y:2022:i:c:s0360544222014852
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.124582
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