Optimization of Cooling Systems.

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1. Optimization of cooling systems -- Introduction -- Optimization of the basic vapor-compression cycle -- Accounting for condensation of water vapor -- Determination of the overall heat transfer coefficient (U) -- Empirical parameter optimization -- Chapter summary -- Problems -- Appendix A. Summary of the deductive problem-solving strategy -- Appendix B. Optimization of a vapor-compression cycle, basic model -- Appendix C. Optimization of a vapor-compression cycle, simple model -- Nomenclature.

2. Optimization of the envelope and equipment -- Introduction -- Optimization of insulation for an envelope -- Parameter optimization of initial cost -- Optimum cooling system -- Chapter summary -- Problems -- Appendix A. System of equations to optimize the envelope of a structure -- Nomenclature.

3. Optimization of chillers -- Introduction -- Model validation -- Optimization of design variables -- Sensitivity analysis -- Environmental issues -- Chapter summary -- Index.

Most energy systems are suboptimized. Businesses and consumers are so focused on initial costs that they underestimate the effect of operating the energy system over its life. This suboptimization creates a fantastic opportunity to not only make a wise decision financially but also reduces the environmental impact of energy systems. There are three simple tools, known to all mechanical engineers, that when added to traditional thermodynamics enable an engineer to find the true optimum of an energy system. In this concise textbook, you will be equipped with these tools and will understand how they are applied to cooling systems. The target audiences for this textbook are mechanical engineering students in their first semester of thermodynamics all the way to engineers with up to 20 years of experience. First semester thermodynamic students will benefit the most from Appendices A and C in Chapter 1. The rest of Chapter 1 is written at a level where any undergraduate mechanical engineering student who is taking heat transfer will be able to quickly assimilate the knowledge. The textbook also has the depth to handle the latent load, which will provide the practicing engineer with the tools necessary to handle the complexity of real cooling systems.

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