TY - JOUR
T1 - On the optimum operation conditions of an endoreversible heat engine with different heat transfer laws in the thermal couplings
AU - Barranco-Jiménez, M. A.
AU - Sánchez-Salas, N.
AU - Angulo-Brown, F.
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - Within the context of Finite-Time Thermodynamics (FTT) we study the optimum operating conditions of an endoreversible engine model. In this model we consider different heat transfer modes from the hot reservoir to the working fluid, while the mode of heat transfer from the working fluid to the cold reservoir is governed by a Newtonian heat transfer law. In our analysis we use two modes of performance, the maximum power regimen and the so-called ecological function. We calculate the optimum temperatures of the working fluid and the optimum efficiency in terms of the relevant system parameters. We show how the efficiency under a maximum ecological function is greater than the maximum efficiency under maximum power conditions.
AB - Within the context of Finite-Time Thermodynamics (FTT) we study the optimum operating conditions of an endoreversible engine model. In this model we consider different heat transfer modes from the hot reservoir to the working fluid, while the mode of heat transfer from the working fluid to the cold reservoir is governed by a Newtonian heat transfer law. In our analysis we use two modes of performance, the maximum power regimen and the so-called ecological function. We calculate the optimum temperatures of the working fluid and the optimum efficiency in terms of the relevant system parameters. We show how the efficiency under a maximum ecological function is greater than the maximum efficiency under maximum power conditions.
KW - Endoreversible engine
KW - Finite time-thermodynamics
KW - Optimization
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=68849127637&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0035-001X
VL - 54
SP - 284
EP - 292
JO - Revista Mexicana de Fisica
JF - Revista Mexicana de Fisica
IS - 4
ER -