Exergy analysis of multi-effect water-LiBr absorption systems: From half to triple effect

Renewable Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1773-1782

  Gebreslassie, Berhane H ^a   Medrano, Marc ^b   Boer, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorption cycle; Double effect; Exergy analysis; Half effect; Triple effect; Water Lithium bromide

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SYSTEM; ACHIEVABLE PERFORMANCE; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; DOUBLE EFFECTS; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; HALF EFFECT; HEAT SOURCES; MULTI-EFFECT; OPERATION CONDITIONS; WATER-LIBR; WATER-LITHIUM BROMIDE;

COSMOLOGY; LITHIUM; WATER ABSORPTION;

EXERGY;

ABSORPTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; HEAT SOURCE; LITHIUM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 77949773940     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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