Efficiency enhancement of combined cycles by suitable working fluids and operating conditions

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 25-33

  Garcia, Ramon Ferreiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brayton cycle; Combined cycle; Organic Rankine Cycle; Organic working fluids; Quasi critical condensation; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

BOTTOMING CYCLE; BRAYTON; CLOSED BRAYTON CYCLE; COMBINED CYCLE; COMBINED-CYCLE EFFICIENCY; CONDENSATION PRESSURE; EFFICIENCY ENHANCEMENT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OPERATING CONDITION; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; ORGANIC WORKING FLUID; PERFORMANCE STUDY; POWER RATIO; RESEARCH STUDIES; RESIDUAL HEAT; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TOPPING CYCLE; WORKING FLUID;

AMMONIA; BRAYTON CYCLE; COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; CONDENSATION; EFFICIENCY; ETHANE; RANKINE CYCLE; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WASTE HEAT;

FLUIDS;

EID: 84861093893     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.02.039     Document Type: Article

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