Mechanical Efficiency of Heat Engines (Paperback)

This 2007 book presents a developed general conceptual and basic quantitative analysis as well as the theory of mechanical efficiency of heat engines that a level of ideality and generality compatible with the treatment given to thermal efficiency in classical thermodynamics. This yields broad bearing results concerning the overall cyclic conversion of heat into usable mechanical energy. The work reveals intrinsic limits on the overall performance of reciprocating heat engines. The theory describes the general effects of parameters such as compression ratio and external or buffer pressure on engine output. It also provides rational explanations of certain operational characteristics such as how engines generally behave when supercharged or pressurized. The results also identify optimum geometric configurations for engines operating in various regimes from isothermal to adiabatic and are extended to cover multi-workspace engines and heat pumps. Limited heat transfer due to finite-time effects have also been incorporated into the work.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	James R. Senft
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	188
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-16928-8
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Engineering thermodynamics Books > Professional & Technical > Mechanical engineering & materials > Materials science > Mechanics of fluids > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-16928-3
Barcode:	9780521169288

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