Exactly solvable model of a highly efficient thermoelectric engine.
We propose a simple classical dynamical model of a thermoelectric (or thermochemical) heat engine based on a pair of ideal gas containers connected by two unequal scattering channels. The model is solved analytically and it is shown that a suitable combination of parameters can be chosen such that the engine operates at Carnot's efficiency.
Horvat
Martin
M
Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. martin.horvat@fmf.uni-lj.si
Prosen
Tomaz
T
Casati
Giulio
G