A Proposal of Ecologic Taxes Based on Thermo-Economic Performance of Heat Engine Models

Within the context of Finite-Time Thermodynamics (FTT) a simplified thermal power plant model (the so-called Novikov engine) is analyzed under economical criteria by means of the concepts of profit function and the costs involved in the performance of the power plant. In this study, two different he...

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Main Authors: Fernando Angulo-Brown, Marco A. Rosales, Israel Ramos-Gayosso, Marco A. Barranco-Jiménez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/2/4/1042/