Profit rate performance optimization for a generalized irreversible combined refrigeration cycle

Sadhana - Academy Proceedings in Engineering Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 851-864

  Ma, Kang ^a   Chen, Lingen ^a   Sun, Fengrui ^a  

^a NAVAL UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Exergoeconomic performance; Finite time thermodynamics; Generalized irreversible combined refrigeration cycle; Generalized thermodynamic optimization

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; FINITE TIME EXERGOECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS; FINITE-RATE HEAT TRANSFER; GENERALIZED THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION; HEAT LEAKAGE; INTERNAL IRREVERSIBILITY; NEWTONIAN HEAT TRANSFER LAW; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; PRICE RATIO; PRODUCTION PROCESS; PROFIT RATE; REFRIGERATION CYCLES;

CAPILLARY TUBES; EARNINGS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT ENGINES; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; PROFITABILITY; SOLAR REFRIGERATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 76449085329     PISSN: 02562499     EISSN: 09737677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12046-009-0050-9     Document Type: Article

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