Research Article

Thermoeconomic Analysis and Multiobjective Optimization of a Solar Desalination Plant

Table 1

Lower and upper bounds of decision variables.

Decision variableLower boundUpper bound

()550
()550
(mm)2080
(m)15
(m)15
(m)15
No. effect (—)310
(m)18
1050
1050
(mm)2080
(bar)815
()200400
(mm)2080
Thickness (mm)1025
(m)3.58
13.5