Efficiency analysis of a cogeneration and district energy system

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-159

  Rosen, Marc A ^a   Le, Minh N ^a   Dincer, Ibrahim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cogeneration; District energy; Efficiency; Energy; Exergy

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BOILERS; COOLING SYSTEMS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISTRICT HEATING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; SOLID WASTES; THERMODYNAMICS; WASTE TREATMENT;

COGENERATION; DOUBLE EFFECT ABSORPTION CHILLERS; EXERGY EFFICIENCY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES;

COGENERATION PLANTS;

EID: 4544378782     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2004.05.008     Document Type: Article

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