Current trends in finite‐time thermodynamics

B Andresen - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The cornerstone of finite‐time thermodynamics is all about the price of haste and how to
minimize it. Reversible processes may be ultimately efficient, but they are unrealistically …

Thermodynamic analysis and performance optimization of irreversible Carnot refrigerator by using multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs)

MH Ahmadi, MA Ahmadi, SA Sadatsakkak - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2015 - Elsevier
The main goal of this research is to specify the best assessment indexes for irreversible
refrigeration cycles. These approaches available in the previous works are the ecological …

Performance optimization of a solar-driven multi-step irreversible Brayton cycle based on a multi-objective genetic algorithm

MH Ahmadi, MA Ahmadi… - Oil & Gas Science …, 2016 - ogst.ifpenergiesnouvelles.fr
An applicable approach for a multi-step regenerative irreversible Brayton cycle on the basis
of thermodynamics and optimization of thermal efficiency and normalized output power is …

Thermodynamic analysis and evolutionary algorithm based on multi-objective optimization performance of actual power generating thermal cycles

MH Ahmadi, MA Ahmadi, F Pourfayaz - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The key objective of this research is to find out the best assessment principles for irreversible
power generating thermal cycles. These approaches, which can be found through previous …

Optimization performance and thermodynamic analysis of an irreversible nano scale Brayton cycle operating with Maxwell–Boltzmann gas

SA Sadatsakkak, MH Ahmadi, MA Ahmadi - Energy Conversion and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In last decades, nano technology developed. Since, nano scale thermal cycles will be
possibly employed in the near future. In this research, a nano scale irreversible Brayton …

Analysis of a Brownian heat engine with ecological criteria

E Açıkkalp - The European Physical Journal Plus, 2016 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to investigate the Brownian heat engine with thermo-ecological
function (ECF) and ecological coefficient of performance (ECOP). Potential and kinetic heat …

Performance analysis and optimization of irreversible air refrigeration cycles based on ecological coefficient of performance criterion

Y Ust - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2009 - Elsevier
In this paper, a performance optimization based on ecological coefficient of performance
(ECOP) criterion has been carried out for an irreversible air refrigeration cycles. The …

Finite-time thermodynamics optimization of absorption refrigeration systems: A review

PAN Wouagfack, R Tchinda - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Finite-time thermodynamics optimization of absorption refrigeration systems: A review -
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Exergetic sustainability evaluation of irreversible Carnot refrigerator

E Açıkkalp - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose of this paper is to assess irreversible refrigeration cycle by using exergetic
sustainability index. In literature, there is no application of exergetic sustainability index for …

Thermodynamic model and optimization of a multi-step irreversible Brayton cycle

S Sánchez-Orgaz, A Medina, AC Hernández - Energy Conversion and …, 2010 - Elsevier
We present a general model for a multi-step regenerative irreversible Brayton cycle on
thermodynamic basis. The model incorporates an arbitrary number or turbines and …