Performance Optimization of a Condenser in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) System Based on Constructal Theory and a Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm

<b>A</b>bstract<b>: </b>Constructal optimization of a plate condenser with fixed heat transfer rate and effective volume in ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) system is performed based on constructal theory. Optimizations of entropy generation rate () in heat transfer pro...

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Main Authors: Zhixiang Wu, Huijun Feng, Lingen Chen, Yanlin Ge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/22/6/641