Traditional steam methane reforming facilities for producing hydrogen not only consume a large amount of natural gas, but also emit a lot of greenhouse gas. Considering the utilization of clean energy, the reduction of carbon dioxide emission, and the production of chemicals, this paper...

A combined heat and power plant with regenerative closed-cycle gas turbine is considered. The heat transfer losses, irreversible adiabatic losses and irreversible pressure drop losses are considered in the plant. The expressions of dimensionless profit rate and exergy efficiency are gained. The...

Problem Definition: Many import items sold at Walmart.com have two suppliers: one is faster and has a random production capacity limit while the other is slower and has infinite capacity. The lead time difference of the two suppliers could be as large as 12 weeks. Walmart.com faces an important...