Power output of a solar pond heat engine
- 1 October 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Ambient Energy
- Vol. 13 (4) , 183-188
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01430750.1992.9675578
Abstract
A power output limit of a solar pond heat engine is analyzed from a finite-time thermodynamic point of view. The pond's water is viewed as the working fluid of a heat engine where the heat input is solar radiation and heat rejection is to the ambient air.Keywords
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