Cost and entropy generation minimization of a cross-flow plate fin heat exchanger using multi-objective genetic algorithm

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Ahmadi, Pouria ^a   Hajabdollahi, Hassan ^b   Dincer, Ibrahim ^c  

^a SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

NTU; cost; genetic algorithm; heat exchanger; heat transfer; number of entropy generation units; optimization

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; COLD STREAMS; COMPACT HEAT EXCHANGER; CROSS FLOWS; DECISION VARIABLES; ELITIST NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHMS; ENTROPY GENERATION; ENTROPY GENERATION MINIMIZATION; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; FIN HEIGHT; FIN PITCH; FLOW LENGTH; GEOMETRICAL CHANGES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; KEY ISSUES; MAINTENANCE COST; MULTI-OBJECTIVE GENETIC ALGORITHM; NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHM - II; NUMBER OF ENTROPY GENERATION UNITS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMUM NUMBER; PARETO CURVE; PARETO-OPTIMAL FRONT; PLATE-FIN HEAT EXCHANGER; TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS; TOTAL COSTS;

COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ENTROPY; EXERGY; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; MAINTENANCE; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PRESSURE DROP; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREAM FLOW;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 78650013546     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4002599     Document Type: Article

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