A professional reference title written primarily for researchers in thermal engineering, Combined Cooling, Heating and Power: Decision-Making, Design and Optimization summarizes current research on decision-making and optimization in combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems. The authors provide examples of using these decision-making tools with five examples that run throughout the book. - Offers a unique emphasis on newer techniques in decision-making - Provides examples of decision-making tools with five examples that run throughout the book

Masood Ebrahimi received his PhD in mechanical engineering from the K.N. Toosi University of Technology. He has published many journal articles and presented many papers at conferences worldwide. Dr. Ebrahimi has taught university and industrial courses in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, heat transfer, HVAC, power plant design, and operation and maintenance of rotary and stationary equipments. His main research interests are energy and related topics.

1. Basics 2. Evaluation criteria of CCHP systems 3. Decision-making techniques 4. Climate considerations 5. Sizing the components 6. Modern technologies in CCHP cycles 7. Case studies 8. Technological characteristics of CCHP products