Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of heat exchanger allocation on overall system performance using both reverse Carnot and vapor compression refrigeration cycle models to calculate system performance ...

Abstract: Fundamental differences between the optimization strategies for power cycles used in “traditional” and solar-thermal power plants are identified using principles of finite-time thermodynamics. Optimal ...

Abstract: Many previously studied natural convection enclosure problems in the literature have the bounding walls of the enclosure responsible for driving the flow. A number of relevant applications contain ...