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Table C.1 Comparison of Chambadal-Novikov efficiency with Carnot efficiency and with the
observed efficiency for some real plants
Carnot
ChambadalObserved
Power source
T 2 ( ◦ C) T 1 ( ◦ C) efficiency Novikov efficiency efficiency
West Thurrock (UK) coal
fired power plant
25
565
64.1%
40%
36%
CANDU (Canada) nuclear
power
25
300
48%
28%
30%
Larderello (Italy) geothermal
80
250
32.3%
17.5%
16%
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1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoreversible_thermodynamics. Accessed 21 Sept 2020
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128 (1958)
3. Chambadal, P.: Les centrales nucléaires, vol. 4, pp. 1–58. Armand Colin, Paris (1957)
4. Curzon, F.L., Ahlborn, B.: Efficiency of a Carnot engine at maximum power output. Am. J.
Phys. 43, 22–24 (1975)
5. Noh, J.D.: Efficiency of a Brownian Heat Engine proffered at ICTS Bangalore (2015,10,28) can
be seen on YouTube
6. Rebhan, E.: Efficiency of nonideal Carnot engines with friction and heat losses. Am. J. Phys.
70, 1143 (2002)
7. van den Broeck, C.: Thermodynamic efficiency at maximum power. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 190602
(2005)
8. Miranda, E.N.: On the maximum efficiency of realistic heat engines. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Edu.
(2012)
159
Table C.1 Comparison of Chambadal-Novikov efficiency with Carnot efficiency and with the
observed efficiency for some real plants
Carnot
ChambadalObserved
Power source
T 2 ( ◦ C) T 1 ( ◦ C) efficiency Novikov efficiency efficiency
West Thurrock (UK) coal
fired power plant
25
565
64.1%
40%
36%
CANDU (Canada) nuclear
power
25
300
48%
28%
30%
Larderello (Italy) geothermal
80
250
32.3%
17.5%
16%
Bibliography
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoreversible_thermodynamics. Accessed 21 Sept 2020
2. Novikov II: The efficiency of atomic power stations (a review). J. Nuclear Energy 7(1–2): 125–
128 (1958)
3. Chambadal, P.: Les centrales nucléaires, vol. 4, pp. 1–58. Armand Colin, Paris (1957)
4. Curzon, F.L., Ahlborn, B.: Efficiency of a Carnot engine at maximum power output. Am. J.
Phys. 43, 22–24 (1975)
5. Noh, J.D.: Efficiency of a Brownian Heat Engine proffered at ICTS Bangalore (2015,10,28) can
be seen on YouTube
6. Rebhan, E.: Efficiency of nonideal Carnot engines with friction and heat losses. Am. J. Phys.
70, 1143 (2002)
7. van den Broeck, C.: Thermodynamic efficiency at maximum power. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 190602
(2005)
8. Miranda, E.N.: On the maximum efficiency of realistic heat engines. Int. J. Mech. Eng. Edu.
(2012)