Thermodynamic analyses of single brayton and combined brayton-rankine cycles for distributed solar thermal power generation

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Dunham, M T ^a   Lipinski W ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Brayton; Combined cycle; Rankine; Solar thermal power; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

BRAYTON; COMBINED CYCLE; COMBINED-CYCLE EFFICIENCY; COMPONENT PARAMETERS; RANKINE; SOLAR THERMAL POWER; SOLAR THERMAL POWER GENERATION; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS;

BRAYTON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUIDS; SOLAR HEATING; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84878879133     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4023591     Document Type: Article

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