Papers Published

1. Bejan, Adrian, THEORY OF HEAT TRANSFER-IRREVERSIBLE POWER PLANTS., International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 31 no. 6 (1988), pp. 1211 - 1219 [0017-9310(88)90064-6] .
   (last updated on 2007/04/08)

   Abstract:
   The observed degree of thermodynamic imperfection of existing power plants is explained based on a steady-state power plant model the irreversibility of which is due to three sources: the hot-end heat exchanger, the cold-end heat exchanger and the heat leaking through the plant to the ambient. While maximizing the instantaneous power output, it is shown that in addition to Curzon and Ahlborn's optimum temperature ratio there exists also an optimum balance between the sizes of the hot- and cold-end heat exchangers. A graphic construction for pinpointing the optimum location of the power plant on the absolute temperature scale is presented.

   Keywords:
   THERMODYNAMICS - Theory;HEAT TRANSFER;