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Title: Temperature dependent maximization of work and efficiency in a degeneracy assisted quantum Stirling heat engine
(Submitted on 21 Dec 2020 (v1), last revised 18 May 2021 (this version, v3))
Abstract: We propose a quantum Stirling heat engine with an ensemble of harmonic oscillators as the working medium. We show that the efficiency of the harmonic oscillator quantum Stirling heat engine (HO-QSHE) at a given frequency can be maximized at a specific ratio of the temperatures of the thermal reservoirs. In the low temperature or equivalently high frequency limit of the harmonic oscillators, the efficiency of the HO-QSHE approaches the Carnot efficiency. Further, we analyse quantum Stirling heat engine with an ensemble of particle in box quantum systems as the working medium. Here both work and efficiency can be maximized at a specific ratio of temperatures of the thermal reservoirs. These studies will enable us to operate the quantum Stirling heat engines at its optimal performance. The theoretical study of the HO-QSHE would provide impetus for its experimental realisation, as most real systems can be approximated as harmonic oscillators for small displacements near equilibrium.
Submission history
From: Chandan Kumar [view email][v1] Mon, 21 Dec 2020 14:17:15 GMT (270kb)
[v2] Sun, 10 Jan 2021 05:40:16 GMT (271kb)
[v3] Tue, 18 May 2021 18:15:58 GMT (308kb)
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