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Energy efficiency in waste water treatments plants: Optimization of activated sludge process coupled with anaerobic digestion
Descoins, N.; Deleris, S.; Lestienne, R.; Trouvé, E.; … - In: Energy 41 (2012) 1, pp. 153-164
This paper presents a study concerning the optimization of a Waste Water Treatment process. The process deals with …
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A model for optimal energy planning of a commercial building integrating solar and cogeneration systems
Safaei, Amir; Freire, Fausto; Antunes, Carlos Henggeler - In: Energy 61 (2013) C, pp. 211-223
This paper proposes a model to minimize life-cycle costs of meeting the energy demand (power, heating, cooling) of a commercial building by integrating cogeneration, solar and conventional energy sources. The possibility to export the onsite produced power under a given legislative framework is...
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Optimization of carbon-capture-enabled coal-gas-solar power generation
Brodrick, Philip G.; Kang, Charles A.; Brandt, Adam R.; … - In: Energy 79 (2015) C, pp. 149-162
Computational optimization is used to determine the optimal design and time-varying operations of a carbon dioxide …
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Thermo-ecological optimization of a solar collector
Szargut, J.; Stanek, W. - In: Energy 32 (2007) 4, pp. 584-590
function for thermo-ecological optimization. Its general formulation has been cited. A detailed form of the objective function … optimization may have a similar form, only the cost values would be different. …
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Thermal behavior and performance assessment of a solar adsorption cooling system with finned adsorber
El Fadar, Abdellah - In: Energy 83 (2015) C, pp. 674-684
This paper presents a modeling and optimization investigation of a solar driven adsorption cooling system working with …
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Optimum biomass drying for combustion – A modeling approach
Gebreegziabher, Tesfaldet; Oyedun, Adetoyese Olajire; … - In: Energy 53 (2013) C, pp. 67-73
Drying biomass as fuel in a combustion process can increase the combustion efficiency, reduce pollution and improve operation. On the other hand, drying biomass is an expensive process that requires huge capital investment and energy input. The difficulty of removing moisture from biomass is...
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A novel approach for estimation of photovoltaic exergy efficiency
Akyuz, E.; Coskun, C.; Oktay, Z.; Dincer, I. - In: Energy 44 (2012) 1, pp. 1059-1066
In this study, a novel approach is proposed to determine the maximum amount of exergy from the sun when applied to a conventional photovoltaic (PV) system in order to formulate its exergy efficiency. The variations of exergy efficiency are investigated for two cases using actual experimental...
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Numerical dynamic simulation and analysis of a lithium bromide/water long-term solar heat storage system
N’Tsoukpoe, K. Edem; Le Pierrès, Nolwenn; Luo, Lingai - In: Energy 37 (2012) 1, pp. 346-358
With a view towards better efficiency in renewable energy utilisation, particularly solar energy, the authors study a long-term solar thermal energy storage based on water absorption by a lithium bromide aqueous solution. After a description of the process, the system dynamic simulation model is...
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Integrated IDA–ANN–DEA for assessment and optimization of energy consumption in industrial sectors
Olanrewaju, O.A.; Jimoh, A.A.; Kholopane, P.A. - In: Energy 46 (2012) 1, pp. 629-635
energy efficiency and optimization in an industrial sector. The energy efficiency assessment and the optimization of the … its optimization reductions. The proposed method is validated by its application to determine the efficiency computation … and an analysis of historical data as well as the prediction and optimization capability of the Canadian industrial sector. …
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Model predictive control technologies for efficient and flexible power consumption in refrigeration systems
Hovgaard, Tobias Gybel; Larsen, Lars F.S.; Edlund, Kristian - In: Energy 44 (2012) 1, pp. 105-116
Control (MPC) scheme that reduces operating costs by utilizing the thermal storage capabilities. A nonlinear optimization tool …
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