understanding from a large number of parametric analyses and cycle-optimization studies for any steady-flow chemically …

. This is achieved by functional minimization of total irreversibility using the attractor trajectory optimization approach …

A new multi-objective method called Multi-Objective Electric Charged Particles Optimization (MOECPO) is proposed to … efficiency and maximum output power are the objectives. Furthermore, while dealing with an optimization problem, reducing the …

The depletion of non-renewable natural exergy resources (the thermo-ecological cost) has been accepted as the objective … 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. …

shown for a multi-objective optimization. In addition, a closed form equation for the relationship between exergy efficiency …Both thermoeconomic modeling and multi-objective optimization studies are undertaken for a novel integrated … produce hot water and a reverse osmosis desalination unit to produce fresh water. Energy and exergy analyses and an …

In this paper, the optimization of a hybrid solid oxide fuel cell–gas turbine (SOFC–GT) power plant is presented. The … design configuration. Next a S/D optimization of the plant is carried out using a traditional single-level approach, based on … a genetic algorithm. The optimization determined a set of S/D decision variable values with a capital cost significantly …

optimization. Enthalpy and exergy were applied for cost analysis. Exergy is generally recognized as the most reasonable criterion … analysis, and all of exergy, enthalpy, and profit are reasonable in cost optimization. Therefore, we conclude that various …Thermoeconomics, or exergoeconomics, can be classified into the three fields: cost allocation, cost optimization, and …

In this paper, thermoeconomic optimization and exergy analysis are applied to a CO2/NH3 cascade refrigeration cycle …. Cooling capacity, ambient temperature and cold space temperature are constraints of the optimization procedure. Four … is the total annual cost of the system which includes costs of input exergy to the system and annualized capital cost of …

. This paper presents an approach to the problem of exergy optimization of cogeneration systems in sugarcane mills. A general … model to the sugar and ethanol production processes is developed based on data supplied by a real plant, and an exergy … an exergy index of renewability. As a general conclusion, besides adding a new revenue to the mill, the generation of …

In this paper, an exergetic optimization of flat plate solar collectors is developed to determine the optimal … performance and design parameters of these solar to thermal energy conversion systems. A detailed energy and exergy analysis is … carried out for evaluating the thermal and optical performance, exergy flows and losses as well as exergetic efficiency for a …