Synthesis, design and operation optimization of the marine energy system for a liquefied natural gas carrier

International Journal of Thermodynamics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-211

  Dimopoulos, George G ^a   Frangopoulos, Christos A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Marine energy systems; Particle swarm optimization; Synthesis optimization

Indexed keywords

GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS INDUSTRY; GASES; LIQUEFIED GASES; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION;

DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CARRIERS; MARINE ENERGY SYSTEMS; OFF GASSES; OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; OPTIMUM SYNTHESES; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION; REALISTIC PROBLEMS; SYNTHESIS OPTIMIZATION; THERMOECONOMIC MODELS; TIME DEPENDENTS; TIME VARYING;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO);

EID: 58149214289     PISSN: 13019724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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