Optimum design criteria for an Organic Rankine cycle using low-temperature geothermal heat sources

Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1698-1706

  Madhawa Hettiarachchi, H D ^a   Golubovic, Mihajlo ^a   Worek, William M ^a   Ikegami, Yasuyuki ^b  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Geothermal heat sources; Low temperature; Optimum design; Organic Rankine cycle; Power generation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EVAPORATION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; OPTIMIZATION; REFRIGERANTS;

AMMONIA CYCLE; GEOTHERMAL HEAT SOURCES; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE;

RANKINE CYCLE;

AMMONIA; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EVAPORATION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; OPTIMIZATION; RANKINE CYCLE; REFRIGERANTS;

AMMONIA; CONDENSATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; EVAPORATION; EXERGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT SOURCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; OPTIMIZATION; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 34250187088     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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