Thermodynamic performance assessment of an ammonia-water Rankine cycle for power and heat production

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2501-2509

  Wagar, W R ^a   Zamfirescu, C ^a   Dincer, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Energy; Heat engine; Rankine cycle; Solar power; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; AMMONIA WATER; AMMONIA-WATER MIXTURE; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CYCLE EFFICIENCY; ENERGY; ENERGY RATIO; EXTREME CASE; HEAT PRODUCTION; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; NON-LINEARITY; OPTIMAL ENERGY; PARAMETRIC STUDY; POWER PRODUCTION; RELATIVE POSITIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SATURATED LIQUID; SOLAR POWER; SOURCE TEMPERATURE; SUPER-HEATED VAPOUR; SYSTEM TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMIC CYCLE; THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; WORKING FLUID;

AMMONIA; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUIDS; OPTIMIZATION; RANKINE CYCLE; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE; WASTE HEAT;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 77955469870     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.05.014     Document Type: Article

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