Thermoeconomic assessment of a natural gas expansion system integrated with a co-generation unit

Applied Energy

Volumn 101, Issue , 2013, Pages 58-66

  Kostowski, Wojciech J ^a   Usón, Sergio ^b  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Co generation; Exergy; Natural gas; Thermoeconomics; Turboexpander

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; EXERGY; EXPANSION; GAS ENGINES; GAS HYDRATES; TURBINES; TURBOEXPANDERS; WASTE HEAT;

CO-GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; GAS EXPANSION; GAS PRESSURES; HYBRID ENERGY; HYDRATE FORMATION; MECHANICAL ENERGIES; PHYSICAL EXERGY; PRIMARY ENERGIES; SYSTEM QUALITY; THERMO-ECONOMICS; THERMOECONOMIC;

NATURAL GAS;

CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXERGY; GAS EXCHANGE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NATURAL GAS; PRESSURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84869881944     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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