A knowledge-based decision support system for combined heat and power investment appraisal and plant selection

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-24

  Hughes, R A ^a   Ramsay, B ^a   Rossini, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Hydro Electric Power Distribution plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power; Decision analysis; Economic model; Energy costs; Knowledge based decision support system

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DECISION THEORY; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANT MANAGEMENT; SPREADSHEETS;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER INVESTMENT APPRAISAL; DECISION ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC MODEL; KNOWLEDGE BASED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; PLANT SELECTION; PROFITABILITY; TOTAL ENERGY COSTS; UNCERTAINTY;

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS;

EID: 0029774634     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_004_02     Document Type: Article

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