On the thermodynamics of the conversion of diluted radiation
- 14 March 1990
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
- Vol. 23 (3) , 289-292
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0022-3727/23/3/002
Abstract
The maximum conversion efficiency of diluted radiation is strongly dependent on the factor beta defined by Landsberg and Tonge (1979). The upper bound eta M=1-4/3x+1/3x4 proposed by the quoted authors (with x=T0/Te) can be improved by taking x=(T0/Te)( beta / sigma )-1/4 where sigma is Stefan's constant and T0 and Te are the ambient temperature and the effective temperature of diluted radiation respectively.Keywords
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