Thermo-economic analysis of a micro-cogeneration system based on a rotary steam engine (RSE)

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-20

  Alanne, Kari ^a   Saari, Kari ^a   Kuosa, Maunu ^a   Jokisalo, Juha ^a   Martin, Andrew R ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomass boiler; Modeling; Residential micro cogeneration; Rotary steam engine; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BOILER; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DESIGN TEMPERATURE; ELECTRICAL DEMAND; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; ELECTRICAL OUTPUT; ELECTRICAL POWER; FINLAND; INCREMENTAL COST; LOWER HEATING VALUE; MICRO COGENERATION; PAYBACK PERIODS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL APPLICATION; SIMULATION; SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSE; STEAM TEMPERATURE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL SOURCE; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; TWO-CONTROL-VOLUME;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INTEGRATION; INVESTMENTS; MODELS;

BOILERS;

EID: 84860795704     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.03.026     Document Type: Article

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