Energy and cost optimization of a plate and fin heat exchanger using genetic algorithm

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1839-1847

  Najafi, Hamidreza ^a,d   Najafi, Behzad ^b   Hoseinpoori, Pooya ^c  

^a University of Alabama   (United States)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d NONE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Optimal design; Plate and fin heat exchanger; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

ENERGY AND COST; GEOMETRIC PARAMETER; GEOMETRIC VARIABLES; IDEAL GAS; LOGICAL CONSTRAINTS; MULTI OBJECTIVE; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMIZATION PARAMETER; PLATE AND FIN; RATE OF HEAT TRANSFER; TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS; TOTAL COSTS; WORKING FLUID;

AIR; DESIGN; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT TRANSFER; INVESTMENTS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

HEAT EXCHANGERS;

EID: 79954449518     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2011.02.031     Document Type: Article

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