A decomposition strategy based on thermoeconomic isolation applied to the optimal synthesis/design and operation of a fuel cell based total energy system

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 379-391

  Georgopoulos, Nikolaos G ^a   Von Spakovsky, Michael R ^a   Muñoz, J Ricardo ^a,b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONSERVATION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OPTIMIZATION;

CELL-BASED; DECOMPOSITION STRATEGY; ECONOMIC MODELS; ENERGY INTEGRATION; LOCAL DECISIONS; NON-LINEAR; OPERATIONAL OPTIMIZATION; SIMPLE SYSTEM; STATIONARY SYSTEMS; THERMOECONOMIC; TOTAL ENERGY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 78249268809     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2002-33320     Document Type: Conference Paper

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