Quantum-Carnot engine for particle confined to 2D symmetric potential well

Journal Article · Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4930654· OSTI ID:22488908

Sulaksono, Anto ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Jawa Barat, 164242 (Indonesia)

Carnot model of heat engine is the most efficient cycle consisting of isothermal and adiabatic processes which are reversible. Although ideal gas usually used as a working fluid in the Carnot engine, Bender used quantum particle confined in 1D potential well as a working fluid. In this paper, by following Bender we generalize the situation to 2D symmetric potential well. The efficiency is express as the ratio of the initial length of the system to the final length of the compressed system. The result then is shown that for the same ratio, 2D potential well is more efficient than 1D potential well.

• OSTI ID: 22488908
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1677, Issue 1; Conference: 5. international conference on mathematics and natural sciences, Bandung (Indonesia), 2-3 Nov 2014; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ADIABATIC PROCESSES
CONFINEMENT
EFFICIENCY
HEAT ENGINES
ISOTHERMAL PROCESSES
LENGTH
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
PARTICLES
POTENTIALS
SYMMETRY
TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
WORKING FLUIDS