Antlion Optimization of Solar-Assisted CCHP Systems: Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Emissions through Optimal Design Configuration

Antlion Optimization of Solar-Assisted CCHP Systems: Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Emissions through Optimal Design Configuration | Authorea try { document.documentElement.classList.add('js'); } catch (e) { } var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'G-8VDV14Y67G']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true; ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); Skip to main content Preprints Collections Wiley Open Research IET Open Research Ecological Society of Japan All Collections About About Authorea FAQs Contact Us Quick Search anywhere Search for preprint articles, keywords, etc. Search Search ADVANCED SEARCH SCROLL This is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. Data may be preliminary. 18 August 2025 V1 Latest version Share on Antlion Optimization of Solar-Assisted CCHP Systems: Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Emissions through Optimal Design Configuration Authors : Uchechi Ukaegbu , Lagouge Tartibu [email protected] , and C. W. Lim Authors Info & Affiliations https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175555131.18701556/v1 151 views 133 downloads Contents Abstract Supplementary Material Information & Authors Metrics & Citations View Options References Figures Tables Media Share Abstract Solar-assisted combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems offer a sustainable solution to address the escalating energy demand resulting from economic and population growth. This advancement has facilitated a reduction in excessive fuel consumption, thereby mitigating the associated impacts of climate change and global warming. These multi-generation systems undeniably possess the advantage of fuel efficiency, leading to enhanced overall system efficiency compared to individual cooling, heating, and power generation systems. However, optimizing these systems is imperative to realize optimal system design configurations that enhance their thermodynamic performance indicators. Therefore, this study proposed the antlion multi-objective optimization approach to optimize the performance of a solar-assisted CCHP system. The aim was to create a mathematical programming model that would ascertain the ideal ratio for compression, the difference in temperature at the pinch point, the temperature of the inlet turbine, and the temperature of the combustion chamber. This would enable the optimization of net power and energy efficiency while reducing carbon dioxide emissions. The results obtained emphasized that optimized net power, exergy efficiency, and CO 2 emission values could be realized by a reduced compression ratio and inlet combustion chamber temperature. A relatively lower CO 2 emission rate of at least 6.5% and better exergy values were realized, outperforming the response surface method. The suggested optimization method produced 100 Pareto optimum solutions, giving decision-makers a variety of options and insightful information for improving systems and making decisions in the power production industry. Supplementary Material File (antlion article.docx) Download 1.07 MB Information & Authors Information Version history V1 Version 1 18 August 2025 Copyright This work is licensed under a Non Exclusive No Reuse License. Keywords antlion optimizer multi-objective optimization solar-assisted cchp systems thermodynamic performance Authors Affiliations Uchechi Ukaegbu University of Johannesburg View all articles by this author Lagouge Tartibu [email protected] University of Johannesburg View all articles by this author C. W. Lim City University of Hong Kong View all articles by this author Metrics & Citations Metrics Article Usage 151 views 133 downloads .FvxKWukQNSOunydq8rnd { width: 100px; } Citations Download citation Uchechi Ukaegbu, Lagouge Tartibu, C. W. Lim. Antlion Optimization of Solar-Assisted CCHP Systems: Enhancing Efficiency and Reducing Emissions through Optimal Design Configuration. Authorea . 18 August 2025. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22541/au.175555131.18701556/v1 If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download. 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