An Effective Flux Framework for Linear Irreversible Heat Engines: Case Study of a Thermoelectric Generator
We consider an autonomous heat engine in simultaneous contact with a hot and a cold reservoir and describe it within a linear irreversible framework. In a tight-coupling approximation, the rate of entropy generation is effectively written in terms of a single thermal flux that is a homogeneous funct...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-02-01
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| Series: | Entropy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/26/3/219 |