Using exergy analysis to reduce power consumption in air separation units for oxy-combustion processes

Energy

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 60-68

  Fu, Chao ^a   Gundersen, Truls ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air separation; Exergy analysis; Oxy combustion

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION COLUMNS;

AIR COMPRESSION; AIR SEPARATION; AIR SEPARATION UNIT; CRYOGENIC DISTILLATIONS; DISTILLATION SYSTEMS; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY LOSS; FLOWSHEET STRUCTURES; ISENTROPIC EFFICIENCY; LOW PRESSURES; LOW PURITY; LOWER PRESSURES; OXY-COMBUSTION; OXYGEN PRODUCTION; PLANT PERFORMANCE; POWER PENALTY; POWER SAVINGS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THEORETICAL MINIMUM; TOTAL LOSS; TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION;

EXERGY;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; DISTILLATION; EXERGY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; SEPARATION;

EID: 84864363592     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.01.065     Document Type: Article

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