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View SchemaSorption heat engines: simple inanimate negative entropy generators
| Authors | Anthonie W. J. Muller, Dirk Schulze-Makuch |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0507173 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0507173 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.physa.2005.12.003 |
Abstract
The name 'sorption heat engines' is proposed for simple negative entropy generators that are driven by thermal cycling and work on alternating adsorption and desorption. These generators are in general not explicitly recognized as heat engines. Their mechanism is applicable to the fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, geology, and biology, in particular the origin of life. Four kinds of sorption heat engines are distinguished depending on the occurrence of changes in the adsorbent or adsorbate during the thermal cycle.
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