https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-022-03235-z
Regular Article
Optimizations of multilevel quantum engine with N noninteracting fermions based on Lenoir cycle
Nuclear and Theoretical Physics Laboratory, Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia
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trengginasekaputra@sci.unand.ac.id
Received:
16
January
2022
Accepted:
26
August
2022
Published online:
10
September
2022
We consider optimizations of Lenoir engine within a quantum dynamical field consisting of N noninteracting fermions trapped in multilevel infinite potential square-well. Fermions play a role as working substance of the engine with each particle nested at different levels of energy. We optimized this quantum heat engine model by analysing the physical parameter and deriving the optimum properties of the engine model. The model we investigated consists of one high-energy heat bath and one low-energy sink bath. Heat leakage that occurs between these two baths as expected will degenerate the efficiency of quantum heat engine model. The degeneration increased as we raised the constant parameter of heat leakage. We also obtained loop curves in dimensionless power vs. efficiency of the engine, which efficiency is explicitly affected by heat leakage, but in contrast for the power output. From the curves, we assured that the efficiency of the engine would go back to zero as we raised compression ratio of engine with leakage. Lastly, we checked Clausius relations for each model with various levels of heat leakage. We found that models with leakage have a reversible process on specific compression ratios for each variation of heat leakage. Nevertheless, the compression ratio has limitations because of the 
after the reversible point, i.e. violates the Clausius relation.
This work was preprinted on arXiv:2112.02904 [cond-mat.stat-mech].
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