An exactly solvable model of a highly efficient thermoelectric engine
Statistical Mechanics
2009-06-18 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
We propose a simple classical dynamical model of a thermoelectric (or thermochemical) heat engine based on a pair of ideal gas containers connected by two unequal scattering channels. The model is solved analytically and it is shown that a suitable combination of parameters can be chosen such that the engine operates at Carnot's efficiency.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0905.3997,
title = {An exactly solvable model of a highly efficient thermoelectric engine},
author = {Martin Horvat and Tomaz Prosen and Giulio Casati},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.3997},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, 3 figures