Thermodynamic optimization of current leads into low temperature regions

Agsten, R.

doi:10.1016/0011-2275(73)90280-4

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“…͑6͒-͑10͒. The optimal intermediate cooling regime for cryogenic cables was developed by Agsten 34 who minimized the total power ͑refrigerator powerϩelectric power͒ required to operate the cooled cable. When the single stream cooling technique of Fig.…”

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Entropy generation minimization: The new thermodynamics of finite-size devices and finite-time processes

Bejan

1996

Journal of Applied Physics

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Entropy generation minimization (finite time thermodynamics, or thermodynamic optimization) is the method that combines into simple models the most basic concepts of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. These simple models are used in the optimization of real (irreversible) devices and processes, subject to finite-size and finite-time constraints. The review traces the development and adoption of the method in several sectors of mainstream thermal engineering and science: cryogenics, heat transfer, education, storage systems, solar power plants, nuclear and fossil power plants, and refrigerators. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental and technological importance of the optimization method and its results, the pedagogical merits of the method, and the chronological development of the field.

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