Performance evaluation of a micro turbo-expander for application in low-temperature solar electricity generation

Journal of Zhejiang University: Science A

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 207-213

  Pei, Gang ^a   Li, Yun Zhu ^a   Li, Jing ^a   Ji, Jie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Low temperature; Performance evaluation; Solar; Turbo expander

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER; INLET PRESSURES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MOTOR GENERATOR; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; PEAK VALUES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; ROTATIONAL SPEED; SOLAR; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; TEMPERATURE DROPS; WORKING SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COLD STORAGE; COMPRESSED AIR; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTRICITY; POWER QUALITY; RANKINE CYCLE; TURBOEXPANDERS;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

EID: 79955822543     PISSN: 1673565X     EISSN: 18621775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1631/jzus.A1000105     Document Type: Article

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