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. 2025 Mar 27;27(4):346. doi: 10.3390/e27040346
acc AcceptedMacroheat
ARC Arbitrary Reverse Cycle
C-Th-i Carnot Theorem-i, i = 1,2,3
C-Th-iM Modern Carnot Theorem-i, i = 2,3
C-Th-iME Extension of C-Th-iM, i = 2,3
deQ,Q=ΔeQ Exchange Macroheat
deW,W=ΔeW Exchange Macrowork
Fix Fixed (Protocol)
E,ϵ Any Engine, Efficiency
E,ϵ Fictitious Engine, Efficiency
EC,ϵC Carnot Engine, Efficiency
EIm,ϵIm Imaginary Engine, Efficiency
EIr,ϵIr Irreversible Engine, Efficiency
EIrC,ϵIrC Irreversible Carnot Engine, Efficiency
EIrS,ϵIrS Irreversible Stirling Engine, Efficiency
ER,ϵR Reversible Engine, Efficiency
ERC,ϵRC Reversible Carnot Engine, Efficiency
ERC2orν,ϵRC2orν Two or ν ERCs in parallel, Efficiency
ERNC,ϵRNC Reversible Non-Carnot Engine, Efficiency
ERS,ϵRS Reversible Stirling Engine, Efficiency
ES,ϵS Stirling Engine, Efficiency
EmodS,ϵmodS Modified Stirling Engine, Efficiency
ϵrev,irr Efficiency: Reversible, Irreversible Engine
ϵmin,maxRC Minimum, Maximum Efficiency of EjRC
Fix Fix Protocol A
hexc Heat Exchanger
NonFix NonFix Protocol B
NC Non-Carnot
rej Rejected Macroheat
WS Working Substance