Finite-time view of the stirling engine

Efficiency of a Carnot engine at maximum power output

F. L. Curzon, B. Ahlborn · American Journal of Physics · 1975 · 2.3K citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +17

Theory of heat transfer-irreversible power plants

Adrian Bejan · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer · 1988 · 283 citations

Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering +12

Optimum Heat Power Cycles for Specified Boundary Conditions

Osama M. Ibrahim, S.A. Klein, J. W. Mitchell · Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power · 1991 · 162 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems +16

Finite-time thermodynamic analysis of a Carnot engine with internal irreversibility

Chih Wu, Robert L. Kiang · Energy · 1992 · 150 citations

Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Physics +16

Nuclear Power Engineering

J.R. Dietrich · Nuclear Science and Engineering · 1963 · 126 citations

Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Materials +14