An iterative method for modelling the air-cooled organic Rankine cycle geothermal power plant

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 436-448

  Sohel, M Imroz ^a   Sellier, Mathieu ^b   Brackney, Larry J ^c   Krumdieck, Susan ^b  

^a SCION   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air cooling; Geothermal power plant; Organic Rankine cycle; Performance analysis

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; CLOSED CYCLE; CONDENSER PERFORMANCE; DYNAMIC CONDITION; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; EQUILIBRIUM PRESSURE; EQUILIBRIUM TEMPERATURES; GEOTHERMAL POWER; INITIAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; OUTLET PRESSURES; OUTLET TEMPERATURE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PLANT OUTPUT; PLANT PERFORMANCE; PRESSURE RATIO; SATURATED VAPOUR; SUPER-HEATED VAPOUR; WORKING FLUID;

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; RANKINE CYCLE; TEMPERATURE; TURBINES;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 79952649237     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1706     Document Type: Article

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