Research Article

Optimal Hierarchical Decision-Making for Heat Source Selection of District Heating Systems

Table 12

The judgment matrix for technical attributes.

ItemsTechnical
sophistication
Heat qualitySafety and
suitability
Local source
condition
Energy utilizing
efficiency

Technical sophistication11/21/251/2
Heat quality21341/3
Safety and suitability21/3151/2
Local source condition1/51/41/511/3
Energy utilizing efficiency23231