Modeling of trigeneration configurations based on biomass gasification and comparison of performance

Applied Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2014, Pages 845-856

  Puig Arnavat, Maria ^a,b   Bruno, Joan Carles ^a   Coronas, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Absorption chillers; Biomass; Gasification; Simulation; Trigeneration

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; BIOMASS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; REFRIGERATORS; TRIGENERATION PLANT;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; BARCELONA , SPAIN; BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CHARACTERISTIC EQUATION; COMPARISON OF PERFORMANCE; OPERATING CONDITION; SIMULATION; TRI-GENERATION;

GASIFICATION;

ABSORPTION; BIOMASS; COOLING; DESIGN; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84888825893     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.09.013     Document Type: Article

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