Exergoeconomic evaluation of electricity generation by the medium temperature geothermal resources, using a Kalina cycle: Simav case study

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1866-1873

  Arslan, Oguz ^a  

^a DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Energy; Exergy; Geothermal; Kalina cycle, KCS 34; Life cycle cost, Simav, Turkey

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; ENERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; GEOTHERMAL; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; INFLATION RATES; KALINA CYCLE; LIFECYCLE COSTS; MEDIUM TEMPERATURE; OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITIONS; PLANT DESIGNS; PRESENT WORTH; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT;

DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EXERGY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; GEOTHERMAL PROSPECTING; LIFE CYCLE;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 77955417275     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2010.05.009     Document Type: Article

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