Design considerations for combined cooling, heating, and power systems at altitude

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1459-1469

  Fumo, Nelson ^a   Mago, Pedro J ^a   Jacobs, Kenneth ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CCHP; Combined cooling, heating, and power; Design at altitude; Performance at altitude

Indexed keywords

CCHP; CCHP SYSTEM; COMBINED COOLING, HEATING, AND POWER; COOLING , HEATING , AND POWER SYSTEMS; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; DESIGN STAGE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PERFORMANCE AT ALTITUDE; POLLUTANT EMISSION; SCREENING TOOL;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COOLING; DESIGN; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEATING; SEA LEVEL; SPECIFICATIONS;

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 78649317761     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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