Exergetic and economic optimization of a heat pump cycle

Journal Article · Tue Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1996 · International Journal of Energy-Environment-Economics

OSTI ID:442652

Benelmir, R; Lallemand, M; Lallemand, A ^[1]; Spakovsky, M von ^[2]

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1. INSA, Villeurbanne (France)
2. EPFL, Lausanne (Switzerland). Lab. Energetique Industrielle

A decentralized optimization method for the thermoeconomic design of vapor-compression cycles has been developed, where a primary component costing equation has been introduced. This method called Engineering Functional Analysis (EFA) facilitates the optimum design of large engineering systems in particular, but also works well with smaller systems, allowing the optimization of each component by itself without significantly sacrificing the overall system optimum. In this paper it is shown how EFA can be used in the thermoeconomic design of a vapor mechanical compression heat pump.

• OSTI ID: 442652
• Journal Information: International Journal of Energy-Environment-Economics, Vol. 4, Issue 2-3; Other Information: PBD: 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
HEAT PUMPS
VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION CYCLE
EXERGY
ECONOMICS
SYSTEMS ANALYSIS