Optimal design of ORC systems with a low-temperature heat source

Entropy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 370-389

  Khennich, Mohammed ^a   Galanis, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

R134a; R141b; Renewable energy; Subcritical cycle; Trans critical cycle; Waste heat

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861111910     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10994300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/e14020370     Document Type: Article

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