Mechanical Efficiency of Heat Engines

Klappentext This 2007 book presents a developed general conceptual and basic quantitative analysis and theory of mechanical efficiency of heat engines. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Energy transfers in cyclic heat engines; 2. Mechanism effectiveness and mechanical efficiency; 3. General efficiency limits; 4. Compression ratio and shaft work; 5. Pressurization effects; 6. Charge effects in ideal stirling engines; 7. Crossley-Stirling engines; 8. Generalized engine cycles and variable buffer pressure; 9. Multi-workspace engines and heat pumps; 10. Optimum stirling engine geometry; 11. Heat transfer effects; Appendices; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: James R. Senft, Senft James R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.02.2011
• EAN: 9780521169288
• ISBN: 978-0-521-16928-8
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mechanical, SCIENCE / Mechanics / Fluids, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Engineering (General), SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics, Mechanics of fluids, Engineering thermodynamics, Engineering: Mechanics of fluids