Low-temperature geothermal energy is an abundant and renewable resource, but with
technical and economic limitations for the generation of electricity. Currently, the …

Nowadays the importance of thermomechanical engines in recognized worldwide. Since the
industrial revolution, physicists and engineers have sought to maximize the efficiency of …

The thermal characteristics of spindles have a significant influence on the workpiece quality.
This paper proposes a novel real-time thermal characteristic modelling approach for …

Numerous studies have indicated that when neither the rate of heat input nor the power
output in a thermal power plant is treated as a fixed parameter, minimizing the entropy …

Considering the finite time characteristic, heat transfer loss, friction loss and internal
irreversibility loss, an air standard reciprocating heat-engine cycle model is founded by …

An irreversible Carnot cycle engine operating as a closed system is modeled using the
Direct Method and the First Law of Thermodynamics for processes with Finite Speed …

An irreversible Maisotsenko reciprocating Brayton cycle (MRBC) model is established using
the finite time thermodynamic (FTT) theory and taking the heat transfer loss (HTL), piston …

Numerous studies have shown that the minimization of entropy generation does not always
lead to an optimum performance in energy conversion systems. The equivalence between …

Often, second law-based studies present merely entropy calculations without demonstrating
how and whether such calculations may be beneficial. Entropy generation is commonly …

The JETC Conference held in Salerno (June 12–17, 2023) was the opportunity to honor the
two centuries anniversary of the booklet publication of Sadi Carnot. The paper reports on a …