Systems modelling of a coal-based steam power plant

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

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-278

  Mohan, M ^a   Gandhi, O P ^b   Agrawal, V P ^b  

^a Ministry of Power   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Coal based SPP; Graph theory; Matrix approach; System structure

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BOILERS; COAL; GRAPH THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; PLANT MANAGEMENT; TURBOGENERATORS;

SYSTEM STRUCTURE GRAPHS (SSG);

STEAM POWER PLANTS;

POWER PLANT;

EID: 0042812418     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095765003322066493     Document Type: Article

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