Power enhancement potential of a mixture transcritical cycle for a low-temperature geothermal power generation

Energy

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-76

  Baik, Young Jin ^a   Kim, Minsung ^a   Chang, Ki Chang ^a   Lee, Young Soo ^a   Yoon, Hyung Kee ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Low temperature heat source; Mixture; ORC; Transcritical power cycle

Indexed keywords

FLUIDS; MIXTURES; OPTIMIZATION; TEMPERATURE; VAPORS;

DESIGN PARAMETERS; GEOTHERMAL HEAT; GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION; HEAT SOURCES; HEAT TRANSFER AND PRESSURE DROP; HYDROFLUOROCARBONS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MIXTURE COMPOSITIONS; ORC; POWER ENHANCEMENT; TRANSCRITICAL CYCLE; TRANSCRITICAL POWER CYCLE; TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE; VAPOR GENERATOR; WORKING FLUID;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

GEOTHERMAL POWER; HEAT SOURCE; HEAT TRANSFER; LOW TEMPERATURE; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; POWER GENERATION; PRESSURE DROP; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBINE;

EID: 84868566719     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.06.041     Document Type: Article

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