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Work done divided by heat provided
Engine efficiency of thermal engines is the relationship between the total energy contained in the fuel, and the amount of energy used to perform useful work. There are two classifications of thermal engines-Internal combustion and External combustion engines. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Engine efficiencyA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: A high-efficiency internal combustion engine using oxygen and hydrogenInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: The Principles of Scientific ManagementThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizersCited 4,347 times
- Go sideways: Thermal efficiencyA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Four-stroke engineA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Dye-sensitized solar cells with 13% efficiency achieved through the molecular engineering of porphyrin sensitizers
Review of Vehicle Engine Efficiency and Emissions
Challenges for Increased Efficiency through Gasoline Engine Downsizing
Engine Technologies for Achieving 45% Thermal Efficiency of S.I. Engine
Review of Vehicle Engine Efficiency and Emissions
Review of Vehicle Engine Efficiency and Emissions
Efficiency of a Miller engine
Efficiency fluctuations of a quantum heat engine
🆕 Influential since 2022
A high-efficiency internal combustion engine using oxygen and hydrogen
Analysis of Efficiency of Thermopressor Application for Internal Combustion Engine
High-efficiency internal combustion engine for hybrid hydrogen-electric locomotives
Efficiency at Maximum Power of a Carnot Quantum Information Engine
Constructing an entangled Unruh Otto engine and its efficiency
📚 Books worth reading
The Principles of Scientific ManagementFrederick Winslow Taylor · 1911
The twelve principles of efficiencyHarrington Emerson · 1912
Fast Fashion SystemsTsan-Ming Choi · 2013
How to gain an extra hour every dayRay Josephs · 1955
The One Best WayRobert Kanigel · 1997
Scientific managementClarence Bertrand Thompson · 1914
Human engineeringEugene Wera · 1921
The psychology of managementLillian Moller Gilbreth · 1914
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