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Finite-time thermodynamics [1] is an extension of traditional thermodynamics that seeks to characterize in-principle limits to the performance of thermodynamic processes given the constraint that such processes take place in a finite time. This constraint forces any process that involves transport through a finite conductance to produce entropy and thus leads to strengthened versions of the second law and provides positive lower bounds on the associated entropy production.
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Salamon, P. (1999). Physics Versus Engineering of Finite-Time Thermodynamic Models and Optimizations. In: Bejan, A., Mamut, E. (eds) Thermodynamic Optimization of Complex Energy Systems. NATO Science Series, vol 69. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4685-2_31
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