期刊名称:International Journal of Energy and Environment
印刷版ISSN:2076-2895
电子版ISSN:2076-2909
出版年度:2011
卷号:2
期号:5
页码:909-920
出版社:International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF)
摘要:Optimal ecological performances of endoreversible chemical engine cycles with both linear and diffusive mass transfer laws are derived by taking an ecological optimization criterion as the objective, which consists of maximizing a function representing the best compromise between the power output and entropy production rate of the chemical engines. Numerical examples are given to show the effects of mass-reservoir chemical potential ratio and mass-transfer coefficient ratio on the ecological function versus the efficiency characteristic of the cycles. The results can provide some theoretical guidelines for the design of practical chemical engines.