Intelligent computer aided optimization on specific power of an otec rankine power plant

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 295-300

  Wu, C ^a   Burke, T J ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligent computer; Ocean thermal energy conversion; Optimization; Power

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BOILERS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); HEAT EXCHANGERS; OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY CONVERSION; OPTIMIZATION; RANKINE CYCLE; REFRIGERANTS;

INTELLIGENT COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION (ICAI); RANKINE POWER PLANTS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE CYCLEPAD;

HEAT ENGINES;

EID: 0032067197     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-4311(97)00057-4     Document Type: Article

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