Teaching thermodynamics via analysis of the west point power plant

International Journal of Green Energy

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 230-244

  Norberg, Seth ^a   Tamm, Gunnar ^a   Highley, Justin ^a   Rounds, Michael ^a   Boettner, Daisie ^a   Arnas, Özer ^a  

^a UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Exergy; Power plant; Second Law efficiency; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

COURSE REQUIREMENTS; CRITICAL POWER; EFFECTIVE LEARNING; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCIES; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCY; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMIES; WEST POINTS;

EXERGY; POWER PLANTS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

TEACHING;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DESIGN; EXERGY; LEARNING; POWER PLANT; TEACHING; THERMODYNAMICS;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WEST POINT;

EID: 70749160519     PISSN: 15435075     EISSN: 15435083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15435070902880828     Document Type: Conference Paper

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