The maximum power from a finite reservoir for a Lorentz cycle

Won-Yong Lee and Sang-Soo Kim

Energy, 1992, vol. 17, issue 3, 275-281

Abstract: The production of power from a heat source with finite heat-capacity rates has been studied for the Carnot and Lorentz cycles. The maximum power for the Lorentz cycle is twice that of the Carnot cycle for a given pinch-temperature difference.

Date: 1992
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(92)90055-5

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