Experimental characterization, modeling and simulation of a wood pellet micro-combined heat and power unit used as a heat source for a residential building

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 896-903

  Thiers, Stéphane ^a   Aoun, Bernard ^a   Peuportier, Bruno ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Micro cogeneration; Residential building; Stirling engine; Thermal simulation; Wood pellets

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; GLOBAL ENERGY; HEAT AND POWER; HEAT SOURCES; HEATING SYSTEM; HOT WATER; MICRO COGENERATION; MICRO-CHP; MICRO-CHP UNIT; MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; MODELING AND SIMULATION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; STEADY-STATE BEHAVIORS; STORAGE TANK; TEST BENCHES; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; WOOD PELLET;

APARTMENT HOUSES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ORE PELLETS; PELLETIZING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIRLING ENGINES; WATER; WOOD;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDINGS; COMPUTERS; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING; ORE; PELLETING; PELLETS; SENSITIVITY; SIMULATION; WATER; WOOD;

EID: 77949913561     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.12.011     Document Type: Article

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