More Stages Decrease Dissipation in Irreversible Step Processes

The dissipation in an irreversible step process is reduced when the number of steps is increased in any refinement of the steps in the process. This is a consequence of the ladder theorem, which states that, for any irreversible process proceeding by a sequence of relaxations, dividing any relaxatio...

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Main Authors: Peter Salamon, Bjarne Andresen, James Nulton, Ty N. F. Roach, Forest Rohwer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/25/3/539