Abstract
Power-generating cycles are used to produce mechanical energy from thermal energy. A part of the thermal energy is converted into mechanical energy, and the remaining thermal energy can either be used for other applications or rejected into the heat sink . The mechanical energy can then be converted into electric energy. In this chapter, thermal modeling of different power-generating cycles including the Rankine cycle , the Brayton cycle , the Braysson cycle, and the Kalina cycle is presented. The objective function for each of the power-generating cycles is derived from the thermal model . Optimization of a derived objective is performed by implementing 11 different metaheuristic algorithms for each power-generating cycle, and then the comparative results are tabulated and discussed.
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Patel, V.K., Savsani, V.J., Tawhid, M.A. (2019). Thermal Design and Optimization of Power Cycles. In: Thermal System Optimization. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10477-1_6
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