Exergoeconomic analysis of the power generation system using blast furnace and coke oven gas in a Brazilian steel mill

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 11-12, 2009, Pages 2127-2136

  Modesto, M ^a   Nebra, S A ^b  

^a Federal University   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Blast furnace gas; Coke oven gas; Exergoeconomic analysis; Power generation; Steel mills

Indexed keywords

A PLANTS; BLAST FURNACE GAS; COKE OVEN GAS; COST VARIATIONS; CURRENT SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER; ENERGY RATIONING; EXERGOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; GENERATE ELECTRICITIES; GENERATION COSTS; MONETARY VALUES; PLANT COSTS; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; RATIONAL USE OF ENERGIES; STEEL MILLS; STEEL PRODUCTIONS;

BLAST FURNACES; COKE; COKE OVENS; COSTS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FURNACES; GAS BURNERS; GASES; IRON AND STEEL PLANTS; METAL ANALYSIS; METAL REFINERIES; OVENS; STEEL; STEELMAKING FURNACES; STOVES;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 64749105296     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2008.12.033     Document Type: Review

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