Second law analysis of a waste heat recovery based power generation system

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 50, Issue 11-12, 2007, Pages 2355-2363

  Butcher, C J ^a   Reddy, B V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gas composition; Heat recovery steam generator; Performance; Pinch point; Second law efficiency; Waste heat recovery

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENTROPY; POWER PLANTS; STEAM GENERATORS;

GAS COMPOSITION; HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCY;

WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENTROPY; POWER PLANTS; STEAM GENERATORS; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

EID: 33947123706     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2006.10.047     Document Type: Article

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