Thermodynamic Efficiency at Maximum Power
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- 2 November 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 95 (19), 190602
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.95.190602
Abstract
We show by general arguments from linear irreversible thermodynamics that for a heat engine, operating between reservoirs at temperatures and , , the efficiency at maximum power is bounded from above by .
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