Design and performance evaluation of a trigeneration system incorporating hydraulic storage and an inverted Brayton cycle

Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Blieske, Matthew ^a   Gauthier, J E D ^a   Huang, X ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR ACCUMULATORS; AIR CONDITIONERS; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COOLING MODE; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC DATA; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY COST; ENERGY PRICES; EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE; FAIR MARKET; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GENERATION COST; GRID POWER; HEATING MODE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; ISLANDING; MICRO TURBINE; MODE OF OPERATIONS; PERFORMANCE DATA; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; POWER GRIDS; PRESSURIZED AIR; SIMULINK; SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED; TRI-GENERATION; TRIGENERATION SYSTEMS;

BRAYTON CYCLE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FURNACES; HEATING; HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATORS; OPERATING COSTS; POWER GENERATION; TURBINES;

MESH GENERATION;

EID: 77955382393     PISSN: 07424795     EISSN: 15288919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2966420     Document Type: Article

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