Thermal exergy optimisation for an irreversible cogeneration power plant

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 260-273

  Kaushik, S C ^a   Chandra, H ^a   Khaliq, A ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

finite time thermodynamics; heat engines; irreversibility parameter; irreversible cogeneration; thermal exergy optimisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949629240     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2005.007254     Document Type: Article

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