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A sublimation heat engine

Heat engines are based on the physical realization of a thermodynamic cycle, most famously the liquid–vapour Rankine cycle used for steam engines. Here we present a sublimation heat engine, which can convert temperature differences into mechanical work via the Leidenfrost effect. Through controlled...

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Autores principales: Wells, Gary G., Ledesma-Aguilar, Rodrigo, McHale, Glen, Sefiane, Khellil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4366496/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25731669
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7390