Study and application of a regenerative Stirling cogeneration device based on biomass combustion

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 341-351

  Renzi, Massimiliano ^a   Brandoni, Caterina ^b  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BOZEN BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogas; Linear optimisation; Micro CHP unit; Micro grid; Stirling engine

Indexed keywords

BIOGAS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; STIRLING ENGINES;

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; GAS-GAS HEAT EXCHANGERS; MICRO COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (MICRO CHP); MICRO GRID; MICRO-CHP UNIT; OPTIMISATIONS; PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION; STUDY AND APPLICATIONS;

COMBUSTION;

EID: 84900815795     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.03.045     Document Type: Article

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