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This book represents an overview of practical energy efficiency optimization techniques with numerous examples and case studies carried out by the author during his practical experience. As such, any and all opinions concerning equipment, energy consumption data, cost data, and optimization methods are the personal views of the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions, positions, or claims made by others in this field of activity. Optimization methods presented in this book are standard techniques, available in normal books on optimization, statistics, and numerical analysis.

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Rajan, G. G.

Practical Energy Efficiency Optimization

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For my parents, the late Mrs. and Mr. M. Gopala Iyengar, and my family members, without whose cooperation, blessings, and help this book would not have become a reality.

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