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Thermoeconomic Lifecycle Energy Recovery System Optimization for Central Air-Conditioning System Using Evolutionary Technique

Keywords: Heat Exchanger, Evolutionary Optimization, PFHE, Payback Period.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 31 ,  Issue 1

Liaquat  Ali  Khan , Muhammad  Shahid Khalil , Fathi   Mahfouz ,

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