Combining pinch and exergy analysis for process modifications

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-261

  Feng, X ^a   Zhu, X X ^a,b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy efficiency; Exergy; Pinch analysis; Processes

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; GAS TURBINES; HEAT TRANSFER; MODIFICATION; STEAM TURBINES; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

CARNOT FACTOR; EXERGY ANALYSIS; PINCH ANALYSIS; PROCESS MODIFICATIONS; PROCESSES;

PINCH EFFECT;

EID: 0031104519     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1359-4311(96)00035-x     Document Type: Article

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