Thermoeconomic design and optimization of frost-free refrigerators

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1376-1385

  Mitishita, Rodrigo S ^a   Barreira, Eduardo M ^a   Negrão, Cezar O R ^a   Hermes, Christian J L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy; Frost free refrigerator; Modeling; Optimization; Thermoeconomy

Indexed keywords

AIR FLOW-RATE; BASELINE SYSTEMS; COST PENALTY; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY; ENERGY AND COST; FEASIBLE DESIGN; MINIMUM ENERGY CONSUMPTION; OPTIMIZATION METHODOLOGY; REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; STEADY-STATE SIMULATIONS; THERMO-ECONOMY; THERMOECONOMIC; VARIABLE SPEED;

COMPRESSORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EVAPORATORS; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PISTON DISPLACEMENT; REFRIGERATORS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84868468869     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.06.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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