Parametric optimization of a solar-driven Braysson heat engine with variable heat capacity of the working fluid and radiation-convection heat losses

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-100

  Wu, Lanmei ^a   Lin, Guoxing ^a   Chen, Jincan ^a  

^a XIAMEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Irreversibility; Optimal analysis; Radiation convection heat loss; Solar driven heat engine; Temperature dependent heat capacity

Indexed keywords

CARNOT HEAT ENGINES; EXPANSION PROCESS; HEAT CAPACITIES; HEATTRANSFER; IRREVERSIBILITY; ISENTROPIC COMPRESSION; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; OPTIMAL ANALYSIS; OPTIMAL CONTROL THEORY; OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PARAMETRIC OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOLAR-DRIVEN HEAT ENGINE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT HEAT CAPACITY; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; WORKING FLUID;

CONTROL THEORY; DIESEL ENGINES; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; FLUIDS; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT ENGINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMOANALYSIS;

HEAT LOSSES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT CAPACITY; HEAT TRANSFER; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR POWER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 69449095241     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.07.015     Document Type: Article

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