Polygeneration plants to supply energy and desalted water in hotels located at the Spanish coast

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 7, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 132-141

  Rubio, C ^a   Uche, J ^b   Martinez A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Integration; MINLP optimization; Polygeneration; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954180210     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2009.716     Document Type: Article

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