The historical background, research development, and the state-of-the-art of finite time
thermodynamic theory and applications are reviewed from the point of view of both physics …

The irreversibilities originating from finite-time and finite-size constraints are important in the
real thermal system optimization. Since classical thermodynamic analysis based on …

Coal is the primary source of energy for most of the countries in the world. Although the main
use of coal is in the generation of electricity, recently synthesis of liquid fuel from coal is …

Many studies have been published on the performance and optimisation of the Brayton
cycle and solar thermal Brayton cycle showing the potential, merits and challenges of this …

In a classical endoreversible Carnot engine model, irreversibility in the form of heat
resistance between the reversible Carnot cycle and its heat reservoirs is taken into account …

A thermodynamic model for a steady state pumped heat energy storage in liquid media is
presented: it comprises a coupled Brayton-like heat pump and heat engine cycles …

In this paper, a performance optimization based on the ecological coefficient of performance
(ECOP) criterion has been carried out for an irreversible regenerative Brayton heat-engine …

One of the main problems in current numerical and simulation methodologies, for optimizing
the demand-generation of electricity by concentrating solar power plants, is the lack of …

A performance analysis and optimization of a open-cycle regenerator gas-turbine power-
plant is performed in this paper. The analytical formulae about the relation between power …

In this paper, the power density, defined as the ratio of power output to the maximum specific
volume in the cycle, is taken as the objective for performance analysis and optimization of an …