Autonomous Circular Heat Engine
Statistical Mechanics
2022-10-06 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Chaotic Dynamics
Abstract
A dynamical model of a highly efficient heat engine is proposed, where an applied temperature difference maintains the motion of particles around the circuit consisting of two asymmetric narrow channels, in one of which the current flows against the applied thermodynamic forces. Numerical simulations and linear-response analysis suggest that, in the absence of frictional losses, the Carnot efficiency can be achieved in the thermodynamic limit.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2205.15415,
title = {Autonomous Circular Heat Engine},
author = {Giuliano Benenti and Giulio Casati and Fabio Marchesoni and Jiao Wang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2205.15415},
year = {2022}
}
Comments
6 pages, 5 figures