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Investigation of oscillation regimes for a modified Carnot engine: II. The Carnot engine is a parametric generator of self-sustained oscillations

A.N. Zaikin

Moscow University Physics Bulletin 2008. 63. N 5. P. 344

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The periodic regime of a stable limit cycle for a modified Carnot engine is realized through an algorithmic slide valve. The power, piston oscillation frequency, and efficiency of the engine have been determined in a quasi-harmonic approximation. The modified engine can operate in the regime of a triangular limit cycle (cycles with any number of angles larger than three are realizable). The developed approach to analyzing the dynamic regimes of a Carnot engine allows one to dispense with the concept of entropy.

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A.N. Zaikin
Chair of Biophysics, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
Issue 5, 2008

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