Studied was the optimum configuration for the expansion process of a heated gas under Dulong-Petit heat transfer law [∝(ΔT)5/4]when the initial state inner energy,volume,final state volume and process duration were given.

Effects of heat transfer law,heat leak and internal irreversibilities on performance of absorption heat pump;

Optimal relation of R-ε of a Stirling refrigerator with generalized heat transfer law;

Optimization for minimizing entropy generation during heat transfer processes with heat transfer law q~∝(Δ(T~n))~m;

On the basis of a generalized irreversible Carnot heat engine model and in conjunction with a general heat transfer law the characteristics of heat engine configuration optimization under the condition of finite construction materials were obtained, namely, a new relation of quantitative allocation of optimum heat conductivity.

The relationship between Carnot heat engine maximum profit and efficiency under the nonlinear heat transfer law;

Endoreversible thermoeconomics of heat engines with linear phenomenological heat transfer law;

Angular speed-dependent performance of endoreversible Carnot engine with linear phenomenological heat transfer law