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An IRWTHS may be treated as a combined cycle of a finite-size irreversible Carnot heat engine driving an irreversible Carnot refrigerator. This system is analyzed using finite-time thermodynamics. The combined effects of finite-rate heat transfer and internal dissipation on optimal performance have been investigated. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.