Performance analysis and optimization of double-flash geothermal power plants

Journal of Energy Resources Technology, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-133

  Dagdas, Ahmet ^a  

^a YILDIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Double flash; Exergy; Geothermal; Optimization; Performance analysis; Power plant; Turkey

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; EXERGY; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; OPTIMIZATION;

DOUBLE FLASH; DOUBLE-FLASH GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS;

GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS;

EID: 38649094934     PISSN: 01950738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2719204     Document Type: Article

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