Frequency-dependent performance of an endoreversible Carnot engine with a linear phenomenological heat-transfer law

On the basis of an endoreversible Carnot heat-engine model, the frequency-dependent performance of the engine is analyzed when the heat transfers between the working fluid and the heat reservoirs obey a linear phenomenological heat-transfer law, i.e., Q (proportional to) ((delta)T^-1). The relations among average power-output, efficiency, available temperature-drop, cycle frequency and ratio of the heat-transfer times are derived. They are different from those obtained with Newton’s law. The results can provide guidance for selecting the appropriate working points of heat engines.