Optimum performance analysis of Feynman's engine as cold and hot ratchets

DOI10.1515/JNETDY.2011.011zbMath1220.82055OpenAlexW2045286797MaRDI QIDQ554301

Zemin Ding, Lingen Chen, Fengrui Sun

Publication date: 3 August 2011

Published in: Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/jnetdy.2011.011

zbMATH Keywords

finite time thermodynamicsFeynman's ratchets engineperformance of ratchets engines

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory (82C35) Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory (82B35)

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