Electricity generation from low-temperature industrial excess heat-an opportunity for the steel industry

Energy Efficiency

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 203-215

  Johansson, Maria T ^a,b   Söderström, Mats ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Electricity generation; Heat recovery; Low temperature excess heat; Organic Rankine cycle (ORC); Phase change material (PCM) engine; Thermoelectric generator (TEG)

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENGINES; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RANKINE CYCLE; STEELMAKING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION; EXCESS HEATS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE(ORC); ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; PRODUCTION PROCESS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

TECHNOLOGY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT SOURCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; RECOVERY;

EID: 84895881687     PISSN: 1570646X     EISSN: 15706478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12053-013-9218-6     Document Type: Article

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