Abstract This contribution reports on an ongoing research project aimed in developing a unified theoretical framework for the description of interconnected thermo-mechanical systems with a particular emphasis on thermodynamic engines.… Click to show full abstract
Abstract This contribution reports on an ongoing research project aimed in developing a unified theoretical framework for the description of interconnected thermo-mechanical systems with a particular emphasis on thermodynamic engines. We analyse from the geometrical viewpoint the structure of thermodynamic and mechanical interconnection and propose an approach to the unified description of thermo-mechanical systems. The theoretical results are illustrated by a physical example.
               
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