Solar assisted absorption cooling cycles for reduction of global warming: A multi-objective optimization approach

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2083-2094

  Gebreslassie, Berhane H ^a   Guillén Gosálbez, Gonzalo ^b   Jiménez, Laureano ^b   Boer, Dieter ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Global warming potential; Life cycle assessment (LCA); Multi objective optimization; NLP; Solar assisted cooling

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MULTI OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATIONS (MOO); NLP; SOLAR ASSISTED;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS EMISSIONS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION;

ABSORPTION COOLING;

ABSORPTION; CARBON EMISSION; COOLING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTION TAX; WEATHER;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84861699831     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2012.04.010     Document Type: Article

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