Efficient design of feedwater heaters network in steam power plants using pinch technology and exergy analysis

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-11

  Farhad, Siamak ^a   Saffar Avval, Majid ^a   Younessi Sinaki, Maryam ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Efficient design; Exergy analysis; Feedwater heaters network; Pinch technology; Steam power plant

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; EXERGY; FEEDWATER ANALYSIS; FEEDWATER HEATERS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; FOSSIL FUELS; HEATING EQUIPMENT; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; SENSOR NETWORKS; STEAM; STEAM POWER PLANTS; STEEL METALLURGY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

DESIGN METHODS; EFFICIENT DESIGN; EFFICIENT DESIGNS; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCIES; EXERGY ANALYSES; EXERGY ANALYSIS; FOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTIONS; HEAT TRANSFER IRREVERSIBILITIES; OPERATING HOURS; PINCH TECHNOLOGIES; PINCH TECHNOLOGY;

POWER PLANTS;

EID: 54949108245     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1319     Document Type: Article

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