| Issue |
EPL
Volume 95, Number 2, July 2011
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 20005 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | General | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/95/20005 | |
| Published online | 30 June 2011 | |
Efficiency optimization of the classical molecular heat pump
Department of Physics, College of Science and Engineering, Jinan University - Guangzhou, 510632, China
Received:
21
April
2011
Accepted:
3
June
2011
We investigate a three-terminal heat pump through classical molecular dynamics simulations. It is reported an asymmetrical structure is necessary for the molecular heat pump. There exists an optimum pumping efficiency by controlling the asymmetry and the average temperature of the heat pump. The efficiency increases with the decreasing of the temperature difference between the hot and cold heat baths.
PACS: 05.60.-k – Transport processes / 66.10.cd – Thermal diffusion and diffusive energy transport / 44.10.+i – Heat conduction
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