Performance and parametric investigation of a binary geothermal power plant by exergy

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2366-2374

  Kanoglu, Mehmet ^a   Bolatturk, Ali ^b  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Binary cycle; Exergy; Exergy efficiency; Geothermal power plant

Indexed keywords

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); CONSERVATION; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FOOD PRODUCTS PLANTS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; MULTITASKING; POWER PLANTS; PRESSURE; SOLAR WATER HEATERS;

CONDENSER PRESSURE; ELSEVIER (CO); ENERGY AND EXERGY; ENERGY DIAGRAMS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; GEOTHERMAL POWER; GEOTHERMAL WATERS; HEAT INPUTS; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); PLANT COMPONENTS; PLANT DATA; PLANT PERFORMANCE; POWER OUTPUTS; RANKINE; RE-INJECTION; TURBINE INLET PRESSURE;

EXERGY;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER; POWER PLANT;

EID: 46449134178     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2008.01.017     Document Type: Article

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