A Kalina power cycle driven by renewable energy sources

Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 457-464

  Lolos, P A ^a   Rogdakis, E D ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Kalina cycle; Parametric analysis; Performance factor

Indexed keywords

CYCLE EFFICIENCIES; EXPANSION PRESSURES; HEAT SOURCES; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; KALINA CYCLE; LOW PRESSURES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MASS FRACTIONS; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES; OPERATING PRESSURES; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM CYCLES; PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE FACTOR; POWER CYCLES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES; TURBINE INLETS; VAPOR MASS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 64849107018     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2008.12.011     Document Type: Article

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