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Photochemical engines are based on the existence of a working fluid in which photochemical reactions take place. In this chapter, an engine model based on a bi-molecular photochemical reaction is presented.
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Badescu, V. (2017). Photochemical Engines. In: Optimal Control in Thermal Engineering. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 93. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52968-4_22
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