Intrinsically irreversible heat engines

Wheatley, J C

Title: Intrinsically irreversible heat engines

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The concept of an intrinsically irreversible heat engine is examined as a means of obtaining temperatures near absolute zero. These engines use the irreversible process of thermal conduction to achieve the necessary phasing between temperature changes and motion of a primary medium and therefore have only one moving mechanical element. (GHT)

Authors:: Wheatley, J C

Publication Date:: Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 5260085

Report Number(s):: LA-UR-82-1427; CONF-820372-1
ON: DE82015728

DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: Near zero conference, Stanford, CA, USA, 24 Mar 1982

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; HEAT ENGINES; THERMODYNAMICS; IRREVERSIBLE PROCESSES; PHASE STABILITY; REFRIGERATORS; ULTRALOW TEMPERATURE; ENGINES; STABILITY; 657006* - Theoretical Physics- Statistical Physics & Thermodynamics- (-1987)

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