Performance of discrete heat engines and heat pumps in finite time

Details Performance of discrete heat engines and heat pumps in finite time Performance of discrete heat engines and heat pumps in finite time

2000-03-02

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0003007v1

Physics

Chemical Physics

45 pages LaTeX, 25 eps figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.61.4774

The performance in finite time of a discrete heat engine with internal friction is analyzed. The working fluid of the engine is composed of an ensemble of noninteracting two level systems. External work is applied by changing the external field and thus the internal energy levels. The friction induces a minimal cycle time. The power output of the engine is optimized with respect to time allocation between the contact time with the hot and cold baths as well as the adiabats. The engine's performance is also optimized with respect to the external fields. By reversing the cycle of operation a heat pump is constructed. The performance of the engine as a heat pump is also optimized. By varying the time allocation between the adiabats and the contact time with the reservoir a universal behavior can be identified. The optimal performance of the engine when the cold bath is approaching absolute zero is studied. It is found that the optimal cooling rate converges linearly to zero when the temperature approaches absolute zero.

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