Natural Heat Engine
In this chapter, we study the thermoelectric generator from the perspective of a heat engine, which in turn falls into a class of thermal insulation systems. We employ the method of finite-time thermodynamics to take into account the essential features of
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Achintya Kumar Pramanick
The Nature of Motive Force
Heat and Mass Transfer
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Achintya Kumar Pramanick Department of Mechanical Engineering National Institute of Technology Durgapur West Bengal India
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