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Thermodynamic analysis and optimization of a double reheat system in an ultra-supercritical power plant

Li, Yuanyuan; Zhou, Luyao; Xu, Gang; Fang, Yaxiong; … - In: Energy 74 (2014) C, pp. 202-214

-supercritical power plants. In this study, the thermodynamic analysis and design optimization of a double reheat system in an ultra …

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Multi criteria dynamic design optimization of a small scale distributed energy system

Rieder, Andreas; Christidis, Andreas; Tsatsaronis, George - In: Energy 74 (2014) C, pp. 230-239

The aim of this paper is to analyze the mutual interdependencies and trade-offs between heat storage and district heating network considering economic and ecological aspects. Therefore, a MILP (mixed integer linear programming) problem of a distributed energy system is formulated with a weighted...

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Thermo-economic design optimization of parabolic trough solar plants for industrial process heat applications with memetic algorithms

Silva, R.; Berenguel, M.; Pérez, M.; Fernández-Garcia, A. - In: Applied Energy 113 (2014) C, pp. 603-614

A thermo-economic design optimization of a parabolic trough solar plant for industrial processes with memetic …-economic design optimization based on short term criteria as the payback time leads to smaller plants with higher solar field …

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A multi-criteria approach for the optimal selection of working fluid and design parameters in Organic Rankine Cycle systems

Toffolo, Andrea; Lazzaretto, Andrea; Manente, Giovanni; … - In: Applied Energy 121 (2014) C, pp. 219-232

The selection of the cycle configuration, working fluid and operating parameters is crucial for the economic profitability of Organic Rankine Cycle systems using low to medium temperature heat sources. The aim of this paper is to show a method that improves this selection taking into account...

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Performance prediction and optimization of a waste-to-energy cogeneration plant with combined wet and dry cooling system

Barigozzi, G.; Perdichizzi, A.; Ravelli, S. - In: Applied Energy 115 (2014) C, pp. 65-74

The present study is focused on a waste-to-energy plant located in Northern Italy, that produces electric power and thermal energy from the non-recyclable fraction of municipal and industrial solid waste (8,00,000tons/year). In cold months heat is provided to a district heating system. Another...

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Life cycle cost, embodied energy and loss of power supply probability for the optimal design of hybrid power systems

Abbes, Dhaker; Martinez, André; Champenois, Gérard - In: Mathematics and Computers in Simulation (MATCOM) 98 (2014) C, pp. 46-62

Stand-alone hybrid renewable energy systems are more reliable than one-energy source systems. However, their design is crucial. For this reason, a new methodology with the aim to design an autonomous hybrid PV-wind-battery system is proposed here. Based on a triple multi-objective optimization...

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Design optimization of an internal combustion engine powered CHP system for residential scale application

Diangelakis, Nikolaos; Panos, Christos; Pistikopoulos, … - In: Computational Management Science 11 (2014) 3, pp. 237-266

We present an analytical dynamic mathematical model and a design optimization of a residential scale combined heat and … simulation and optimization studies. The objective of the design optimization is to estimate the optimum displacement volume of … behavior of the actual system while the design optimization will later be the basis for advanced control studies. Copyright …

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Multidisciplinary design optimization of offshore wind turbines for minimum levelized cost of energy

Ashuri, T.; Zaaijer, M.B.; Martins, J.R.R.A.; van … - In: Renewable Energy 68 (2014) C, pp. 893-905

This paper presents a method for multidisciplinary design optimization of offshore wind turbines at system level. The … result of the design optimization process shows 2.3% decrease in the levelized cost of energy for a representative Dutch site …

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Joint optimization of product family configuration and scaling design by Stackelberg game

Du, Gang; Jiao, Roger J.; Chen, Mo - In: European journal of operational research : EJOR 232 (2014) 2, pp. 330-341

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Design optimization of an internal combustion engine powered CHP system for residential scale application

Diangelakis, Nikolaos A.; Panos, Christos; … - In: Computational Management Science : CMS 11 (2014) 3, pp. 237-266

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