Exergy analysis of direct and indirect combustion of methanol by utilizing solar energy or waste heat

Energy and Fuels

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1723-1733

  Nuwan, H P ^a   De Alwis, S ^a,b   Mohamadand, Abdulmajeed A ^a,b   Mehrotra, Anil K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENERGIES; CHEMICAL EXERGIES; COMBINED ENERGIES; CONVENTIONAL COMBUSTIONS; ENERGY ECONOMIES; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCIES; EXERGY ANALYSIS; INTERNAL COMBUSTIONS; KINETIC MODELS; METHANOL DECOMPOSITIONS; NATURAL ENERGY RESOURCES; PHYSICAL PROCESS; POWER CYCLES; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGIES; SYN GAS; THERMODYNAMIC ASPECTS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY CONVERSION; EXERGY; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; METHANOL; SMOKE; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMOCHEMISTRY; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); WASTE HEAT; WASTE INCINERATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 64249169822     PISSN: 08870624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ef8007129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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