Advanced exergoeconomic analysis of a gas engine heat pump (GEHP) for food drying processes

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages 132-139

  Gungor, Aysegul ^a   Tsatsaronis, George ^b   Gunerhan, Huseyin ^c   Hepbasli, Arif ^d  

^a GEDIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d YASAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Advanced exergoeconomic analysis; Drying; Exergy; Gas engine driven heat pump

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DRYING; ENGINES; EXERGY; GAS ENGINES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PUMPS;

CONVENTIONAL EXERGETIC ANALYSIS; EXERGOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; EXPANSION VALVES; GAS ENGINE HEAT PUMP; HEAT PUMPS; STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS; SYSTEM COMPONENTS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84919477246     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.11.044     Document Type: Article

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