Thermodynamic analysis of a geothermal district heating system

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 231-245

  Ozgener, Leyla ^a   Hepbasli, Arif ^b   Dincer, Ibrahim ^c  

^a PK 51 ^*  (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

energy analysis; exergoeconomic; exergy analysis; geothermal district heating system; geothermal energy; renewable energy

Indexed keywords

EID: 23944459755     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2005.007246     Document Type: Article

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