A Comprehensive Review of the Thermohydraulic Improvement Potentials in Solar Air Heaters through an Energy and Exergy Analysis
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Article Title | A Comprehensive Review of the Thermohydraulic Improvement Potentials in Solar Air Heaters through an Energy and Exergy Analysis |
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ERA Journal ID | 123161 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Yarlagadda, Prasad, Hassan, Ali, Nikbakht, Ali M., Fawzia, Sabrina and Karim, Azharul |
Journal Title | Energies |
Journal Citation | 17 (7) |
Article Number | 1526 |
Number of Pages | 43 |
Year | 2024 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 1996-1073 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/en17071526 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/17/7/1526 |
Abstract | A new approach to perform hospital case‐mix planning (CMP) is introduced in this article. Our multicriteria approach utilizes utility functions (UF) to articulate the preferences and standpoint of independent decision makers regarding outputs. The primary aim of this article is to test whether a utility functions method (UFM) based on the scalarization of aforesaid UF is an appropriate quantitative technique to (i) distribute hospital resources to different operating units and (ii) provide a better capacity allocation and case mix. Our approach is motivated by the need to provide a method able to evaluate the trade‐off between different stakeholders and objectives of hospitals. To the best of our knowledge, no such approach has been considered before in the literature. As we will later show, this idea addresses various technical limitations, weaknesses, and flaws in current CMP. The efficacy of the aforesaid approach is tested … |
Keywords | solar air collector; CFD; energy; exergy; sustainability index; thermal hydraulic performance |
Article Publishing Charge (APC) Funding | Other |
Contains Sensitive Content | Contains sensitive content |
Sensitive Handling Note | Contains explicit content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401703. Energy generation, conversion and storage (excl. chemical and electrical) |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
School of Engineering |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z7636/a-comprehensive-review-of-the-thermohydraulic-improvement-potentials-in-solar-air-heaters-through-an-energy-and-exergy-analysis
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