期刊名称：International Journal of Energy and Environment
印刷版ISSN：2076-2895
电子版ISSN：2076-2909
出版年度：2011
卷号：2
期号：5
页码：797-812
出版社：International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF)
摘要：A model of an irreversible quantum refrigerator with working medium consisting of many non-interacting spin-1/2 systems is established in this paper. The quantum refrigeration cycle is composed of two isothermal processes and two irreversible adiabatic processes and is referred to as a spin quantum Carnot refrigeration cycle. Expressions of some important performance parameters, such as cycle period, cooling load and coefficient of performance (COP) for the irreversible spin quantum Carnot refrigerator are derived, and detailed numerical examples are provided. The optimal performance of the quantum refrigerator at high temperature limit is analyzed with numerical examples. Effects of internal irreversibility and heat leakage on the performance are discussed in detail. The endoreversible case, frictionless case and the case without heat leakage are discussed in brief.
