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R. K. Shah
Bio: R. K. Shah is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Heat exchanger & Entropy (classical thermodynamics). The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 68 citations.
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TL;DR: An operationally convenient methodology is presented for relating economic costs to entropy generation that allows an interaction with the system designer to gain insights into the trade-offs allowed between the thermodynamic irreversibilities of flow friction, heat transfer, heat leakage, and mixing.
Abstract: An operationally convenient methodology is presented for relating economic costs to entropy generation. This methodology, in the hands of the heat exchanger designer, allows an interaction with the...
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TL;DR: Entropy generation minimization (finite time thermodynamics, or thermodynamic optimization) is the method that combines into simple models the most basic concepts of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Entropy generation minimization (finite time thermodynamics, or thermodynamic optimization) is the method that combines into simple models the most basic concepts of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and thermodynamics. These simple models are used in the optimization of real (irreversible) devices and processes, subject to finite‐size and finite‐time constraints. The review traces the development and adoption of the method in several sectors of mainstream thermal engineering and science: cryogenics, heat transfer, education, storage systems, solar power plants, nuclear and fossil power plants, and refrigerators. Emphasis is placed on the fundamental and technological importance of the optimization method and its results, the pedagogical merits of the method, and the chronological development of the field.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the development, state-of-the-art and applications of exergy analysis and thermoeconomics (exergoeconomics) are discussed, and the performance evaluation of an energy system from the viewpoints of the second law of thermodynamics and the thermoeconomic optimization techniques.
442 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an approach that resolves some perceived inconsistencies and paradoxes in second law analysis of a compressible gas with friction and heat addition, and show that the basic entropy generation relationship for gas flows is controlled by the flow Mach number, consistent with an extension of Shapiro's classical one-dimensional flow analysis.
253 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a comprehensive, up-to-date review of second-daw analyses published in the heat and mass transfer literature during the last decade, focusing on the fundamental mechanisms responsible for the generation of entropy in heat and fluid flow.
201 citations
TL;DR: A classification of second-law based performance evaluation criteria to evaluate the performance of heat exchangers and emphasis is placed on the importance of second law-based thermoeconomic analysis ofheat exchangers.
187 citations