District heating network design and configuration optimization with genetic algorithm

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 291-303

  Li, Hongwei ^a   Svendsen, Svend ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

District heating network; Genetic algorithm; Optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982085700     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18489257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13044/j.sdewes.2013.01.0022     Document Type: Article

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