Exergetic cost analysis and sustainability assessment of an Internal Combustion Engine

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 310-324

  Caliskan, Hakan ^a   Hepbasli, Arif ^b  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Availability; Biodiesel; Diesel engine; Diesel fuel; Efficiency; Exergy analysis; Exergy cost; ICE; Internal combustion engine; Irreversibility; SI; Sustainability; Sustainability index

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; BIODIESEL; COMBUSTION; COST ACCOUNTING; DIESEL ENGINES; DIESEL FUELS; EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; ICE; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; SILICON; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BIO-DIESEL FUEL; EXERGETIC COSTS; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY COST; IRREVERSIBILITY; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 79551649502     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2011.039793     Document Type: Article

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