We study the optimal performance of Carnot-like heat engines working in the low-dissipation
regime using the product of the efficiency and the power output, also known as the efficient …

The complex time-dependent heat and electromagnetic energy transfer in a new type of
reverse thermal engine is analyzed. The reverse thermal engine consists of a cold body, a …

The fundamental issue in the energetic performance of power plants, working both as
traditional fuel engines and as combined-cycle turbines (gas-steam), lies in quantifying the …

In order to establish better performance compromises between the process functionals of a
heat engine, in the context of finite-time thermodynamics (FTT), we propose some …

We study the optimal performance of Feynman's ratchet and pawl system operating as a
heat engine (refrigerator), by optimizing the product of efficiency (coefficient of performance) …

We investigate the optimal performance of the quantum Otto engine and refrigeration cycles
of a time-dependent harmonic oscillator under a trade-off figure of merit for both adiabatic …

In this paper we revisit the classic thermocouple model, as a Linear Irreversible
Thermodynamic (LIT) energy converter. In this model we have two types of …

One of the main issues that real energy converters present, when they produce effective
work, is the inevitable entropy production. Within the context of nonequilibrium …

Several models of thermionic energy nanoconverters have been proposed to study the
transport phenomena that take place in electronic devices. For example, in resonant …

We investigate the optimal performance of quantum Otto engine and refrigeration cycles of a
time-dependent harmonic oscillator under a trade-off figure of merit for both adiabatic and …