A novel cogeneration cycle based on a recompression supercritical carbon dioxide cycle for waste heat recovery in nuclear power plants

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 346-364

  Yari, Mortaza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Absorption heat transformer; AHT; Brayton cycle; Exergy; Nuclear power plant

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON CYCLE; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; COGENERATION PLANTS; EXERGY; FLOW OF WATER; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR FUELS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

ABSORPTION HEAT TRANSFORMER; COGENERATION CYCLE; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; POWER CYCLE; PURE WATER; RECOMPRESSION; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES; TRANSCRITICAL;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

EID: 84862101392     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2012.046815     Document Type: Article

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