On the thermodynamic optimization of power plants with heat transfer and fluid flow irreversibilities

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-144

  Ikegami, Y ^a   Bejan, A ^b  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Duke University   (United States)

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EID: 0006158963     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2888057     Document Type: Article

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