Comparison of thermodynamic cycles for power production from low-temperature geothermal heat sources

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 220-233

  Walraven, Daniël ^a   Laenen, Ben ^b   D'Haeseleer, William ^a  

^a Mechanical Engineering   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Binary cycle; Geothermal; Kalina; ORC

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875881536     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2012.10.003     Document Type: Article

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