Exergoeconomic assessment and parametric study of a Gas Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor combined with two Organic Rankine Cycles

Energy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2014, Pages 533-543

  Mohammadkhani, F ^a   Shokati, N ^a   Mahmoudi, S M S ^a   Yari, M ^a,b   Rosen, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exergoeconomics; Exergy; Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactor; Organic Rankine cycle; SPECO (specific exergy costing); Waste heat utilization

Indexed keywords

COSTS; EVAPORATORS; EXERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE REACTORS; RANKINE CYCLE; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

COMPRESSOR PRESSURE RATIO; EXERGOECONOMICS; GAS TURBINE- MODULAR HELIUM REACTORS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES (ORCS); PINCH POINT TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; SPECIFIC EXERGY; TURBINE INLET TEMPERATURE;

GAS TURBINES;

CONDENSATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EXERGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TURBINE;

EID: 84892972627     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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