Experimental investigation of a biomass-fuelled micro-scale tri-generation system with an organic Rankine cycle and liquid desiccant cooling unit

Energy

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-93

  Jradi, M ^a   Riffat, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass heat; Combined cooling, heating and power; Dew point cooling; Liquid desiccant dehumidification; Organic Rankine cycle; Tri generation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; HUMIDITY CONTROL; RANKINE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

DEW POINTS; HEATING AND POWER; LIQUID DESICCANT; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; TRI-GENERATION;

LIQUIDS;

BIOMASS; COOLING; DESICCATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; FOSSIL FUEL;

EID: 84902551133     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.077     Document Type: Article

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