Influence of prime mover size and operational strategy on the performance of combined cooling, heating, and power systems under different cost structures

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy

Volumn 224, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 591-605

  Hueffed, A K ^a   Mago, P J ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

and power; and power operational strategies; combined cooling; emission reduction; heating; primary energy reduction

Indexed keywords

AND POWER; COMBINED COOLING; EMISSION REDUCTION; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; PRIMARY ENERGIES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GAS ENGINES; GLOBAL WARMING; HEATING; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; WASTE HEAT; WATER COOLING SYSTEMS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955602965     PISSN: 09576509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09576509JPE922     Document Type: Article

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