THE THERMODYNAMICS OF HEAT-ENGINES

By MIA JACKSON

CONTENTS GENERAL INTRODUCTION AND THE CONCEPT OF FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS BACKGROUND DEVELOPMENT OF IRREVERSIBLE THERMODYNAMICS CONCEPT OF FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS APPLICATION OF FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS CONCLUSION FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF CARNOT AND RANKINE HEAT ENGINES INTRODUCTION IDEAL CARNOT CYCLE FINITE TIME CARNOT CYCLE IN?NITE HEAT CAPACITY ALTERNATIVE DERIVATION OF CURZON–AHLBORN EF?CIENCY FINITE HEAT CAPACITY SPECIAL CASES IRREVERSIBLE CARNOT CYCLE IDEAL RANKINE CYCLE FINITE TIME RANKINE CYCLE ALTERNATIVELY CONNECTED RANKINE CYCLE CONTINUOUSLY CONNECTED RANKINE CYCLE IRREVERSIBLE RANKINE CYCLE FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF BRAYTON CYCLE IDEAL BRAYTON CYCLE FINITE TIME BRAYTON CYCLE FURTHER MODI?CATIONS IN BRAYTON CYCLE IRREVERSIBLE REGENERATIVE BRAYTON CYCLE DISCUSSION OF RESULTS FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF MODI?ED BRAYTON CYCLE MODI?ED BRAYTON CYCLES INTERCOOLED BRAYTON CYCLE ISOTHERMAL BRAYTON CYCLE INTERCOOLED ISOTHERMAL BRAYTON CYCLE FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF COMPLEX BRAYTON CYCLE COMPLEX BRAYTON CYCLE INTERCOOLED–REHEAT BRAYTON CYCLE ISOTHERMAL INTERCOOLED–REHEAT BRAYTON CYCLE FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF STIRLING AND ERICSSON POWER CYCLES IDEAL STIRLING CYCLE IDEAL ERICSSON CYCLE FINITE TIME STIRLING AND ERICSSON CYCLES IRREVERSIBLE STIRLING AND ERICSSON CYCLES FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS OF VAPOUR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION, AIRCONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP CYCLES THE REVERSE CARNOT CYCLE VAPOUR COMPRESSION CYCLE FINITE TIME VAPOUR COMPRESSION CYCLE ALTERNATIVELY CONNECTED CYCLE TO THERMAL RESERVOIRS CONTINUOUSLY CONNECTED CYCLE TO THERMAL RESERVOIRS MODI?ED VAPOUR COMPRESSION CYCLE COMPARISON OF THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE HEAT PUMP CYCLE AIRCONDITIONING CYCLE FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS OF CASCADED REFRIGERATION AND HEAT PUMP CYCLES CASCADE REFRIGERATION AND HEAT PUMP CYCLES FINITE TIME CASCADE CYCLES IRREVERSIBLE REFRIGERATION CYCLE IRREVERSIBLE HEAT PUMP CYCLE CASCADED REFRIGERATION CYCLE CASCADED HEAT PUMP CYCLE FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS OF RANKINE CYCLE AIRCONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP CYCLES RANKINE CYCLE AIRCONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP CYCLES FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS RANKINE CYCLE COUPLED AIRCONDITIONING CYCLE RANKINE CYCLE COUPLED HEAT PUMP CYCLE FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS OF BRAYTON REFRIGERATION CYCLE IDEAL BRAYTON REFRIGERATION CYCLE FINITE TIME BRAYTON REFRIGERATION CYCLE IRREVERSIBLE BRAYTON REFRIGERATION CYCLE THERMOECONOMICS OF BRAYTON REFRIGERATION CYCLE FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS OF STIRLING/ERICSSON REFRIGERATION CYCLES IDEAL STIRLING/ERICSSON REFRIGERATION CYCLE FINITE TIME STIRLING/ERICSSON REFRIGERATION CYCLE IRREVERSIBLE STIRLING/ERICSSON REFRIGERATION CYCLE FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS OF VAPOUR ABSORPTION AIRCONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP CYCLES VAPOUR ABSORPTION CYCLE FINITE TIME VAPOUR ABSORPTION CYCLE VAPOUR ABSORPTION AIRCONDITIONING CYCLE VAPOUR ABSORPTION HEAT PUMP CYCLE RESULTS AND DISCUSSION