2 papers
physics.comp-ph2014
Entropy variation rate divided by temperature always decreases
T. M. Shih, Z. J. Gao, H. Merlitz +3
For an isolated assembly that comprises a system and its surrounding reservoirs, the total entropy () always monotonically increases as time elapses. This phenomenon is know…
physics.comp-ph2014
Maximal rectification ratios for bi-segment thermal rectifiers
Tien-Mo Shih, Zhaojing Gao, Ziquan Guo +4
We study bi-segment thermal rectifiers whose forward heat fluxes are greater than reverse counterparts. Presently, a shortcoming of thermal rectifiers is that the rectification rat…