This paper presents an application of the entropy generation minimization method to the pseudo-optimization of the … that also computes the local entropy generation rate. The design improvement process is carried out on the basis of a … careful analysis of the local entropy generation maps and the rationale behind each step of the process is discussed in this …

entransy loss, as well as entropy generation, is used to analyze the one-stream HENs with the Carnot engines. The fluid … analyses show that the applicability of the minimum entropy generation principle is conditional. The minimum entropy generation … does not always correspond to the maximum output power, while the minimum entropy generation number and the minimum revised …

maximum output work, which is the maximum principle of entransy loss in thermodynamic processes. However, the entropy … generation cannot describe the change of the output work for the Carnot cycle. Therefore, the concept of entransy loss could …

-stream heat exchanger networks (THENs) with the entropy generation, the entropy generation number, the revised entropy generation …. The results indicate that the effectiveness only increases with decreasing revised entropy generation number, entransy … heat transfer rate increases with decreasing thermal resistance, increasing entropy generation and increasing entransy …

Entropy generation is analysed and obtained from the entropy balance for open systems, considering the lifetime of the … entropy generation and its maximum principle. An analysis of both minimum and maximum entropy generation is proposed …

We present a practical tool that employs entropy generation minimization (EGM) approach for an in-depth performance … objective is to configure the most efficient configuration of producing power and heat. We employed entropy generation … operation to achieve maximum efficiency. With EGM equipped with GA, we verified that the local minimization of entropy …

heating are taken into consideration. In the second law analysis, the relevant general expression for the entropy generation … entropy generation in the micro domain are examined. Finally, the variations of the aforementioned major variables with …

the optimal strategy for minimizing entropy generation (Sgen) in idealized internal combustion (IC) engine processes. The … negligible effect on Sgen. Specific entropy generation, calculated per-unit-mixture-mass and per-unit-fuel-mass, followed the …

In this paper, the entropy generation due to flow and heat transfer of nanofluids between Co-rotating cylinders with … solved to find the effect of using nanofluids with different volume fractions on the entropy generation rate in the annulus … entropy generation. The analysis has been done mainly using Al2O3–EG nanofluid, though some comparisons with TiO2–Water …

A comprehensive understanding of energy flow and entropy generation is needed for an optimal process design via … reducing irreversibilities in terms of ‘entropy generation’. In this study, analysis on entropy generation during natural … − 105). The total entropy generation (Stotal), average Bejan number (Beav) and average heat transfer rate (Nub¯ and Nul¯) have …