Energy, Vol.22, No.1, 27-31, 1997
Optimal performance of an irreversible refrigerator with three heat sources (IRWTHS)
An IRWTHS may be treated as a combined cycle of a finite-size irreversible Carnot heat engine driving an irreversible Carnot refrigerator. This system is analyzed using finite-time thermodynamics. The combined effects of finite-rate heat transfer and internal dissipation on optimal performance have been investigated.