Application of the multi-objective optimization method for designing a powered Stirling heat engine: Design with maximized power, thermal efficiency and minimized pressure loss

Renewable Energy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2013, Pages 313-322

  Ahmadi, Mohammad H ^a   Hosseinzade, Hadi ^a   Sayyaadi, Hoseyn ^a   Mohammadi, Amir H ^b,c   Kimiaghalam, Farshad ^a  

^a K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE EN GÉNIE CHIMIQUE ET PÉTROLIER IRGCP   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Decision making; Direct method; Finite speed thermodynamics; NSGA double pipe ; Stirling engine; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

DIRECT METHOD; DOUBLE PIPES; ENGINE THERMAL EFFICIENCY; EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; FINITE-SPEED THERMODYNAMICS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; TOTAL-PRESSURE LOSS;

ENGINES; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; STIRLING ENGINES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

THERMOANALYSIS;

ALGORITHM; DECISION MAKING; HEAT FLOW; OPTIMIZATION; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84878870188     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.05.005     Document Type: Article

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