Retrofitting a geothermal power plant to optimize performance: A case study

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 295-301

  Kanoglu M ^a   Cengel Y A ^b  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b University of Nevada   (United States)

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EID: 0001559475     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: 15288994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2795996     Document Type: Article

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