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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| author | Fernando Angulo-Brown Marco A. Rosales Israel Ramos-Gayosso Marco A. Barranco-Jiménez |
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| description | 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 heat transfer laws are used, the so called Newton’s law of cooling and the Dulong-Petit’s law of cooling. Two FTT optimization criteria for the performance analysis are used: the maximum power regime (MP) and the so-called ecological criterion. This last criterion leads the engine model towards a mode of performance that appreciably diminishes the engine’s wasted energy. In this work, it is shown that the energy-unit price produced under maximum power conditions is cheaper than that produced under maximum ecological (ME) conditions. This was accomplished by using a typical definition of profits function stemming from economics. The MP-regime produces considerably more wasted energy toward the environment, thus the MP energy-unit price is subsidized by nature. Due to this fact, an ecological tax is proposed, which could be a certain function of the price difference between the MP and ME modes of power production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7fecab7d6be34478820ce8af63cc561b2022-12-22T02:20:41ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732009-11-01241042105610.3390/en20401042A Proposal of Ecologic Taxes Based on Thermo-Economic Performance of Heat Engine ModelsFernando Angulo-BrownMarco A. RosalesIsrael Ramos-GayossoMarco A. Barranco-JiménezWithin 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 heat transfer laws are used, the so called Newton’s law of cooling and the Dulong-Petit’s law of cooling. Two FTT optimization criteria for the performance analysis are used: the maximum power regime (MP) and the so-called ecological criterion. This last criterion leads the engine model towards a mode of performance that appreciably diminishes the engine’s wasted energy. In this work, it is shown that the energy-unit price produced under maximum power conditions is cheaper than that produced under maximum ecological (ME) conditions. This was accomplished by using a typical definition of profits function stemming from economics. The MP-regime produces considerably more wasted energy toward the environment, thus the MP energy-unit price is subsidized by nature. Due to this fact, an ecological tax is proposed, which could be a certain function of the price difference between the MP and ME modes of power production.http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/2/4/1042/thermoeconomicsendoreversible cyclesoptimization |
| spellingShingle | Fernando Angulo-Brown Marco A. Rosales Israel Ramos-Gayosso Marco A. Barranco-Jiménez A Proposal of Ecologic Taxes Based on Thermo-Economic Performance of Heat Engine Models Energies thermoeconomics endoreversible cycles optimization |
| title | A Proposal of Ecologic Taxes Based on Thermo-Economic Performance of Heat Engine Models |
| title_full | A Proposal of Ecologic Taxes Based on Thermo-Economic Performance of Heat Engine Models |
| title_fullStr | A Proposal of Ecologic Taxes Based on Thermo-Economic Performance of Heat Engine Models |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Proposal of Ecologic Taxes Based on Thermo-Economic Performance of Heat Engine Models |
| title_short | A Proposal of Ecologic Taxes Based on Thermo-Economic Performance of Heat Engine Models |
| title_sort | proposal of ecologic taxes based on thermo economic performance of heat engine models |
| topic | thermoeconomics endoreversible cycles optimization |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/2/4/1042/ |
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