On the minimum entropy production in steady state heat conduction processes

Entropy generation in a hollow cylinder with temperature dependent thermal conductivity and internal heat generation with convective–radiative surface cooling

“…In a more practical oriented study, Ibanez et al [5] considered entropy generation in a slab with uniform internal heat generation and different convective cooling conditions on the two faces of the slab, and found that the total entropy generated in the system can be minimized with the proper choice of the convective cooling parameters. The work of Kolenda et al [6] showed that entropy generation in steady state conduction (one-dimensional or multidimensional) can always be minimized by placing heat sources in the conducting medium. Bautista et al [7] applied Bejan's early vs. late regimes method [8] to calculate transient entropy generation in one-dimensional slab experiencing sudden internal heat generation and cooled by symmetric convective cooling on its exposed faces.…”

Temperature distribution, local and total entropy generation analyses in asymmetric cooling composite geometries with multiple nonlinearities: Effect of imperfect thermal contact

“…One of the pioneering work in connection with the entropy generation in pure conductive media was done by Kolenda et al [23]. It was found in this study that introducing additional heat sources within a conductive medium makes it always possible to optimize entropy generation rates.…”

Analysis of thermal irreversibilities in a homogeneous and isotropic solid

“…The object of this paper is to study the irreversibilities, due to heat transfer, occurring in a homogeneous and isotropic solid utilizing the finite time thermodynamic methods [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Thermal irreversibilities have been already taken into consideration in the past, particularly as regards their influence on mechanical performance (thermal friction) of thermodynamic systems [7][8][9][10][11].…”