A multi-criteria approach for the optimal selection of working fluid and design parameters in Organic Rankine Cycle systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 219-232

  Toffolo, Andrea ^a   Lazzaretto, Andrea ^b   Manente, Giovanni ^b   Paci, Marco ^c  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c ENEL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cost evaluation; Geothermal sources; Organic rankine cycles; Synthesis design optimization; Thermodynamic optimization

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FLUIDS; OPTIMIZATION; RANKINE CYCLE;

COST EVALUATIONS; GEOTHERMAL SOURCES; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; SYNTHESIS/DESIGN OPTIMIZATIONS; THERMODYNAMIC OPTIMIZATION;

REFRIGERANTS;

DATA SET; DESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FLUID; GEOTHERMAL POWER; HEAT BALANCE; PARAMETERIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84896860293     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.089     Document Type: Article

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