Issues for low-emission, fuel-flexible power systems

Progress in Energy and Combustion Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-169

  Richards, G A ^c   McMillian, M M ^c   Gemmen, R S ^c   Rogers, W A ^a   Cully, S R ^b  

^a ANSYS INC   (United States)

^b Parsons Project Services   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FUEL CELLS; GAS EMISSIONS; GAS TURBINES; NATURAL GAS;

RECIPROCATING ENGINES;

ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0035133734     PISSN: 03601285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1285(00)00019-8     Document Type: Article

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