Concepedia

Harvey S. Leff

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35

Publications

1.3K

Citations

20

H-Index

1964

Active since

Affiliations

California State Polytechnic University(Current)

Case Western Reserve University

Chicago State University

University of Puget Sound

Harvey S. Leff is an author at California State Polytechnic University specializing in engineering, physics, and entropy.

Top concepts

EngineeringPhysicsThermodynamicsEntropyProbabilityMolecular ThermodynamicsHeat TransferThermal EngineeringEnergy EfficiencyStatistical Mechanics

Publications per year

1964–2018

35

Publications

35

Thermal efficiency at maximum work output: New results for old heat engines

Harvey S. Leff · American Journal of Physics · 1987 · 220 citations

Engineering, Heat Recovery, Energy Efficiency +16

Thermodynamic cycles with nearly universal maximum-work efficiencies

P Landsberg, Harvey S. Leff · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General · 1989 · 81 citations

Thermodynamic Modelling, Thermodynamic Cycles, Engineering +15

Teaching the photon gas in introductory physics

Harvey S. Leff · American Journal of Physics · 2002 · 72 citations

Photonics, Science Education, Statistical Mechanics +10

Thermodynamic entropy: The spreading and sharing of energy

Harvey S. Leff · American Journal of Physics · 1996 · 72 citations

Engineering, Energy Spreading, Thermal Processes +19

EER, COP, and the second law efficiency for air conditioners

Harvey S. Leff, W.D. Teeters · American Journal of Physics · 1978 · 71 citations

Energy Consumption, Electrical Engineering, Engineering +11

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