Thermodynamic analysis of two micro CHP systems operating with geothermal and solar energy

Applied Energy

Volumn 97, Issue , 2012, Pages 609-617

  Tempesti, Duccio ^a   Manfrida, Giampaolo ^a   Fiaschi, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power; Exergy analysis; Geothermal energy; Organic Rankine cycles; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; FLUIDS; RANKINE CYCLE; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; DOUBLE STAGE; EXERGY ANALYSIS; HEAT AND ELECTRICITY; HEAT SOURCES; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL WORK; MICRO-CHP; MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; REFERENCE SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR FIELDS; SYSTEM LAYOUT; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; WORKING FLUID; WORKING-FLUID FLOW;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUID FLOW; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT FLUX; HEAT SOURCE; LOW TEMPERATURE; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBINE;

CHANDIPURA VIRUS;

EID: 84862315751     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.02.012     Document Type: Article

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