Gaseous fuels (derived from oil shale) for heavy-duty gas turbines and combined-cycle power generators

Applied Energy

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-20

  Jaber, J O ^a   Probert, S D ^a   Williams, P T ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuel; Gas turbine

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; GAS TURBINES; OIL SHALE PROCESSING; PERFORMANCE;

INTEGRATED COAL-GASIFICATION COMBINED CYCLE; LOW CALORIFIC FUEL; TURBOMATCH PROGRAM;

GAS FUELS;

FUEL; GAS TURBINE;

EID: 0032081014     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(98)00022-1     Document Type: Article

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