Feasibility study of applying internal combustion engines in residential buildings by exergy, economic and environmental analysis

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 405-413

  Ehyaei, M A ^a   Ahmadi, P ^b   Atabi, F ^c   Heibati, M R ^c   Khorshidvand, M ^d  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b Energy Optimization Research and Development Group EORDG   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Entropy; Exergy; External costs; Internal combustion engine

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANNUAL AVERAGE; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COOLING ENERGY; COOLING LOAD; DOMESTIC HOT WATER; ELECTRICITY COSTS; ENTROPY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL FEASIBILITY; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL COSTS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; IC ENGINES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION; PEAK DEMAND; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COSTS; ELECTRICITY; ENTROPY; EXERGY; FLUE GASES; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; PLANNING; POWER GENERATION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 84870621912     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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