Output power analyses of an endoreversible Carnot heat engine with irreversible heat transfer processes based on generalized heat transfer law

In this paper, an endoreversible Carnot heat engine with irreversible heat transfer processes is analyzed based on generalized heat transfer law. The applicability of the entropy generation minimization, exergy analyses method, and entransy theory to the analyses is discussed. Three numerical cases are presented. It is shown that the results obtained from the entransy theory are different from those from the entropy generation minimization, which is equivalent to the exergy analyses method. For the first case in which the application preconditions of the entropy generation minimization and entransy loss maximization are satisfied, both smaller entropy generation rate and larger entransy loss rate lead to larger output power. For the second and third cases in which the preconditions are not satisfied, the entropy generation minimization does not lead to the maximum output power, while larger entransy loss rate still leads to larger output power in the third case. For the discussed cases, the concept of entransy dissipation is not applicable for the analyses of output power.The problems in the negative comments on the entransy theory are pointed out and discussed. The related researchers are advised to focus on some new specific application cases to show if the entransy theory is the same as some other theories.     

Optimization of combined endoreversible Carnot heat engines with different objectives

Taking the output power,thermal efficiency,and thermo-economic performance as the optimization objectives,we optimize the operation parameters of a thermodynamic system with combined endoreversible Carnot heat engines in this paper.The applicabilities of the entropy generation minimization and entransy theory to the optimizations are discussed.For the discussed cases,only the entransy loss coefficient is always agreeable to the optimization of thermal efficiency.The applicabilities of the other discussed concepts to the optimizations are conditional.Different concepts and principles are needed for different optimization objectives,and the optimization principles have their application preconditions.When the preconditions are not satisfied,the principles may be not applicable.     

Analyses of the endoreversible Carnot cycle with entropy theory and entransy theory

The endoreversible Carnot cycle is analyzed based on the concepts of entropy generation, entropy generation number, entransy loss, and entransy loss coefficient. The relationships of the cycle output power and heat-work conversion efficiency with these parameters are discussed. For the numerical examples discussed, the preconditions of the application for these concepts are derived. When the inlet temperatures and heat capacity flow rates of hot streams and environment temperature are prescribed, the results show that the concepts of entropy generation and entransy loss are applicable. However, in the presence of various inlet temperatures of streams, larger entransy loss rate still leads to larger output power, while smaller entropy generation rate does not. When the heat capacity flow rates of hot streams are various, neither larger entransy loss rate nor smaller entropy generation rate always leads to larger output power. Larger entransy loss coefficient always leads to larger heat-work conversion efficiency for the cases discussed, while smaller entropy generation number does not always.     

(火积)理论在热功转换过程中的应用探讨

分析和讨论了(火积)理论在热功转换过程的应用及其局限性.对Carnot循环的分析表明,Carnot循环中系统的(火积)是平衡的,但(火积)和熵之间不存在dG=T2dS这样的联系.对于一般热力学过程,分析表明,在热量传递到内可逆循环中间接对外做功时,现有的(火积)理论可用于系统的分析.讨论了热功转换过程分析中(火积)理论与熵理论的不同.分析表明,两个理论的分析角度及优化输出功的前提条件是不同的.熵产从可用能损失的角度分析热功转换过程,而(火积)理论则从热量势能消耗的角度.当输入系统的可用能给定或者输入系统的热量及热量进、出系统的热力学力给定时,熵产最小化对应于输出功最大;对于(火积)理论,则当输入系统的热量及热量进、出系统的温度给定时,最大(火积)损失对应于最大输出功.同时,它们各自均有局限性.当相应的前提条件不满足时,最大(火积)损失或最小熵产可能不与最大输出功相对应.     

Optimization of fin geometry in heat convection with entransy theory

The entransy theory developed in recent years is used to optimize the aspect ratio of a plate fin in heat convection.Based on a two-dimensional model,the theoretical analysis shows that the minimum thermal resistance defined with the concept of entransy dissipation corresponds to the maximum heat transfer rate when the temperature of the heating surface is fixed.On the other hand,when the heat flux of the heating surface is fixed,the minimum thermal resistance corresponds to the minimum average temperature of the heating surface.The entropy optimization is also given for the heat transfer processes.It is observed that the minimum entropy generation,the minimum entropy generation number,and the minimum revised entropy generation number do not always correspond to the best heat transfer performance.In addition,the influence factors on the optimized aspect ratio of the plate fin are also discussed.The optimized ratio decreases with the enhancement of heat convection,while it increases with fin thermal conductivity increasing.     

A comparison of different entransy flow definitions and entropy generation in thermal radiation optimization

In thermal radiation, taking heat flow as an extensive quantity and defining the potential as temperature T or the black body emissive power U will lead to two different definitions of radiation entransy flow and the corresponding principles for thermal radiation optimization. The two definitions of radiation entransy flow and the corresponding optimization prin ciples are compared in this paper. When the total heat flow is given, the optimization objectives of the extremum entransy dissipation principles （EEDPs） developed based on potentials T and U correspond to the minimum equivalent temperature difference and the minimum equivalent blackbody emissive power difference respectively. The physical meaning of the definition based on potential U is clearer than that based on potential T, but the latter one can be used for the coupled heat transfer optimization problem while the former one cannot. The extremum entropy generation principle （EEGP） for thermal radiation is also derived, which includes the minimum entropy generation principle for thermal radiation. When the radiation heat flow is prescribed, the EEGP reveals that the minimum entropy generation leads to the minimum equivalent thermodynamic potential difference, which is not the expected objective in heat transfer. Therefore, the minimum entropy generation is not always appropriate for thermal radiation optimization. Finally, three thermal radiation optimization examples are discussed, and the results show that the difference in optimization objective between the EEDPs and the EEGP leads to the difference between the optimization results. The EEDP based on potential T is more useful in practical application since its optimization objective is usually consistent with the expected one.     

微、纳米尺度下圆盘(火积)耗散率最小构形优化

基于构形理论, 以(火积)耗散率最小为优化目标, 在微、纳米尺度下对圆盘导热问题进行构形优化, 得到尺寸效应影响下的无量纲当量热阻最小的圆盘构造体最优构形. 结果表明: 在微、纳米尺度下, 尺寸效应影响下的圆盘构造体最优构形与无尺寸效应影响时的圆盘构造体最优构形有明显区别. 存在最佳无量纲高导热材料通道长度使无量纲当量热阻取得最小值; 随着扇形单元体数目的增大, 最小无量纲当量热阻先减小后增大, 存在最佳的扇形单元体数目使得无量纲当量热阻取得双重最小值, 这与常规尺度下圆盘构造体相应的性能特性明显不同. (火积)耗散率最小的圆盘构造体(火积)耗散率比最大温差最小的构造体(火积)耗散率降低了7.31%, 也即圆盘构造体的平均传热温差降低了7.31%. 微、纳米尺度下基于(火积)耗散率最小的圆盘构造体最优构形能够降低圆盘构造体的平均传热温差, 同时有助于提高其整体传热性能. 本文工作有助于进一步拓展(火积)耗散极值原理的应用范围. 关键词： 构形理论 (火积)耗散率最小 微、纳米尺度 广义热力学优化     

基于(火积)理论的“+”形高导热构形通道实验研究

基于构形理论和■理论,对"+"形高导热通道的方形构造体开展导热实验研究,并对不同优化目标和不同高导热通道布置形式下的构造体导热性能进行比较.结果表明:对于"+"形高导热通道的方形构造体,实验和数值计算所得到的构造体最高温度点均位于"+"形高导热通道两分支之间,实验和数值计算所得到的构造体平均温差和■耗散率的误差均在可接受范围内,这从定性和定量的角度证明了导热构形优化结果的正确性.与"H"形高导热通道的方形构造体相比,构造体内高导热通道采用一级"+"形布置使得其导热■耗散率得到降低.■耗散率最小的一级"+"形高导热通道构造体最优构形与最大温差最小的构造体最优构形相比,前者的导热■耗散率降低了5.98%,但最大温差提高了3.57%.最大温差最小目标有助于提高构造体的热安全性,■耗散率最小目标有助于提高构造体的整体导热性能.在保证热安全性能的前提下,实际微电子器件设计中可采用■耗散率最小的构造体最优构形以提高其整体导热性能.     

对流换热过程的热力学优化与传热优化

为了进一步明确对流换热过程中热力学优化与传热优化之间的差异,本文分别利用熵产最小原理、(火积)耗散极值原理针对两种边界条件下的对流换热问题进行分析,讨论熵产,(火积)耗散与有用能损失以及对流换热能力之间的关系.结果表明:熵产最小意味着系统的有用能损失最小,但并不反映系统的对流换热能力的强弱;而(火积)耗散取极值意味着系统的对流换热能力最强,但与系统的有用能损失不存在对应关系.因此,对于将降低有用能损失作为优化目标的换热问题应采用熵产最小原理进行分析;而对于需要将提高换热能力作为优化目标的对流换热问题应采用(火积)耗散极值原理进行分析.     

(火积)耗散理论在换热器设计中的应用

本文首先说明(火积)耗散理论避免了最小熵产原理和傅里叶定律间的矛盾,显示了其在处理导热问题上的优越性.然后利用热力学(火积)和熵的关系,推出了换热器中由流体阻力引起的(火积)耗散表达式.     

基于(火积)耗散率最小的“盘点”冷却流道构形优化

基于构形理论, 以(火积)耗散率最小为优化目标, 对冷却流道的“盘点”传热问题进行构形优化, 得到冷却流道的圆盘构造体最优构形. 结果表明: 对于扇形单元体, 在其泵功率给定的条件下, 存在最佳展弦比使得扇形单元体无量纲当量热阻取得最小值; 对于一级树状圆盘, 在其总泵功率给定的条件下, 存在一级与单元级最佳流道宽度比和扇形单元体最佳无量纲半径使 得一级树状圆盘无量纲当量热阻取得最小值, 且一级与单元级最佳流道宽度比仅与单元体分支数有关. 当中心圆盘半径等于0时, 一级树状圆盘最终退化成辐射状圆盘, 此时一级树状圆盘半径为临界半径. 当一级树状圆盘半径大于临界半径时, 需对圆盘冷却流道采用树状布置, 反之则采用辐射状布置. 存在最佳单元体分支数使得无量纲当量热阻取得最小值, 这与高导热材料通道的“盘点”导热构形优化结果有明显区别. (火积)耗散率最小和最大温差最小的一级树状冷却流 道圆盘构造体最优构形是不同的. 与最大温差最小的冷却流道圆盘构造体相比, (火积)耗散率最小的冷却流道圆盘构造体当量热阻得到极大降低, 其整体传热性能得到明显提高. 因此, (火积)耗散极值原理与对流构形优化相结合, 有助于进一步揭示(火积)耗散极值原理在传热优化方面的优越性. 关键词： 构形理论 (火积)耗散率 冷却流道 广义热力学优化     

孤立系内热传导过程(火积)耗散的解析解

(火积)耗散与熵增均可以作为传热不可逆性的度量, 当前(火积)理论的反对者认为(火积)是不必要的. 为说明(火积)的必要性, 从有效性的角度进行了论证, 即在描述传热过程不可逆性的变化上, (火积)的严格解析解存在, 而熵的严格解析解难以得到. 本文构建了孤立系内的一维及多维热传导模型, 求解了温度及其梯度的级数型解析解, 将其代入(火积)耗散的求解式, 得到其最初的形式为一多重级数的多重积分, 交换积分与级数计算顺序, 并利用特征函数的正交性, 将(火积)耗散求解式中的积分运算求出, 并使级数的维数降低, 最终将其表示为一稳态项与一瞬态项加和的形式, 其极限与文献中的结果一致. 通过对孤立系内(火积)耗散解析解的求解可以得出: 由于热传导过程熵与(火积)的解析解求解难度不同, 在描述传热过程不可逆性变化上, (火积)更加有效; 对于孤立系内不同维数的热传导问题, 只要温度场解析解存在, (火积)耗散解析解均可以应用特征函数正交性求解得到.     

辐射(火积)耗散与空间辐射器温度场均匀化的关系

(火积)理论是针对传热优化发展起来的,并获得了越来越多的应用。本文基于辐射(?)原理,对空间辐射器散热过程中的散热量分布、发射率分布和散热面积分布问题进行了分析。对于以上三类优化分布问题,理论分析和数值计算均表明,辐射器最小的辐射(?)耗散和辐射热阻均对应于散热表面均匀的温度场。因此,辐射(?)原理可用于空间辐射器的温度场均匀化设计。     

积与积减原理

文章分析了重力势能、引力势能、电荷势能、化学势能、热量势能、质量积、动量积等多种势能,发现它们均可表达为一种守恒广延量和对应的强度量的乘积,因此可将其统一定义为"积".基于积这一概念,文章得到了孤立系统内守恒广延量传递过程的积减原理,即孤立系统内进行的守恒广延量传递过程中系统的积总是减小的.进一步,文章还基于积的概念发展了孤立系统和封闭系统的势平衡判据,发现孤立系统达到势平衡状态时,系统的积达到最小值(最小积原理);当封闭系统达到势平衡状态时,系统的准自由积达到最小值(最小准自由积原理).上述结论应用于传热学中即可得到热量传递过程的(火积)减原理及相应的热平衡判据.与热力学中的核心概念熵相对应,由于物理量(火积)可以描述传热过程的不可逆性,作为传热过程的优化准则,度量系统的无序度,并给出系统的热平衡判据,因此(火积)是传热学中的核心概念. 关键词： 势能 积 积减原理 平衡判据     

(火积)的宏观物理意义及其应用

提高传热过程的性能是解决能源问题的重要途径之一. 本文通过与力学中相关概念进行对比,分析了传热过程性能优化的新物理量——(火积)的宏观物理意义. 通过(火积)与物体对外传热能力、(火积)定义的传热过程效率以及(火积)与热量传递驱动力的关系三方面分析,发现(火积)具有的宏观物理意义是物体包含的热量在温度场中所具有的势能. 并且,通过对流换热的(火积)理论优化介绍了(火积)理论在工程实际中的应用. 关键词： (火积) 宏观物理意义 势能 对流换热     

Entropy resistance analyses of a two-stream parallel flow heat exchanger with viscous heating

Heat exchangers are widely used in industry, and analyses and optimizations of the performance of heat exchangers are important topics. In this paper, we define the concept of entropy resistance based on the entropy generation analyses of a one-dimensional heat transfer process. With this concept, a two-stream parallel flow heat exchanger with viscous heating is analyzed and discussed. It is found that the minimization of entropy resistance always leads to the maximum heat transfer rate for the discussed two-stream parallel flow heat exchanger, while the minimizations of entropy generation rate, entropy generation numbers, and revised entropy generation number do not always.     

基于(火积)理论的轧钢加热炉壁变截面绝热层构形优化

基于绝热过程(火积)耗散极值原理, 分别在对流传热和复合传热(对流和辐射传热)边界条件下, 对轧钢加热炉壁变截面绝热层进行构形优化, 得到(火积)耗散率最小的绝热层最优构形. 结果表明: 与等截面绝热层相比, (火积)耗散率最小的变截面绝热层整体绝热性能更优. 热损失率最小和(火积)耗散率最小的绝热层最优构形是不同的. 热损失率最小的绝热层最优构形使得其能量损失减小, 而(火积)耗散率最小的绝热层最优构形使得其整体绝热性能提高. (火积)耗散率最小和最大温度梯度最小的变截面绝热层最优构形差别较小, 此时(火积)耗散率最小的绝热层最优构形在提高绝热层整体绝热性能的同时也提高了其热安全性. 基于(火积)理论的绝热层构形优化为绝热系统的优化设计提供了新的指导.     

导热优化中的最小传递势容耗散与最小熵产

为了比较分析强化传热中存在的熵产最小化和传递势容耗散最小化两种不同的方法,针对体点问题,根据这两种方法对导热系数分布进行了优化。数值计算和理论分析的结果表明,根据最小传递势容耗散原理得到的结果优于最小熵产原理得到的结果。其原因在于传递势容耗散最小的优化目标是提高热量传递效率,而熵产最小的优化目标实际上是减少可用能损失。     

Analysis of elliptical thermal cloak based on entropy generation and entransy dissipation approach

In this work, we designed the elliptical thermal cloak based on the transformation thermotics. The local entropy generation rate distribution and entransy dissipation rate distribution were obtained, and the total entropy generation and entransy dissipation of different types of elliptical cloaks were evaluated. We used entropy generation approach and entransy dissipation approach to evaluate the performance of the thermal cloak, and heat dissipation analysis was carried out for models with different parameters. Finally, the optimized elliptical thermal cloak with minimum entropy generation and minimum entransy dissipation is found, and some suggestions on optimizing the structure of elliptical thermal cloak were given.     

Output power analyses for the thermodynamic cycles of thermal power plants

Thermal power plant is one of the important thermodynamic devices, which is very common in all kinds of power generation systems. In this paper, we use a new concept, entransy loss, as well as exergy destruction, to analyze the single reheating Rankine cycle unit and the single stage steam extraction regenerative Rankine cycle unit in power plants. This is the first time that the concept of entransy loss is applied to the analysis of the power plant Rankine cycles with reheating and steam extraction regeneration. In order to obtain the maximum output power, the operating conditions under variant vapor mass flow rates are optimized numerically, as well as the combustion temperatures and the off-design flow rates of the flue gas. The relationship between the output power and the exergy destruction rate and that between the output power and the entransy loss rate are discussed. It is found that both the minimum exergy destruction rate and the maximum entransy loss rate lead to the maximum output power when the combustion temperature and heat capacity flow rate of the flue gas are prescribed. Unlike the minimum exergy destruction rate, the maximum entransy loss rate is related to the maximum output power when the highest temperature and heat capacity flow rate of the flue gas are not prescribed.