An exactly solvable model of a highly efficient thermoelectric engine

2009/05/25 by Horvat, Martin, Prosen, Tomaz, Casati, Giulio
#FOS: Physical sciences #Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (cond-mat.mes-hall) #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0905.3997

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.

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