Current and theoretical maximum well-to-wheels exergy efficiency of options to power vehicles with natural gas

Applied Energy

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-63

  Waller, Michael G ^a   Williams, Eric D ^a   Matteson, Schuyler W ^a   Trabold, Thomas A ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Battery electric vehicle; Compressed natural gas vehicle; Exergy analysis; Fuel cell electric vehicle; Hydraulic fracturing; Well to wheels

Indexed keywords

COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANTS; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; EXERGY; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FUEL CELLS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; WHEELS;

BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES; COMPRESSED NATURAL GASSES (CNG); EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE; GENERATE ELECTRICITY; WELL-TO-WHEELS;

NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION;

COMBUSTION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; FUEL CELL; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROGEN; NATURAL GAS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84899671665     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.03.088     Document Type: Article

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