A comparative exergoeconomic analysis of different ORC configurations for binary geothermal power plants

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages 127-138

  Zare, V ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Binary power plant; Exergoeconomics; Geothermal energy; Optimization; Organic Rankine cycle

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; GEOTHERMAL POWER PLANTS; INVESTMENTS; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BINARY POWER PLANTS; EXERGOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXERGOECONOMICS; INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE(ORC); ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCIES; TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENTS;

RANKINE CYCLE;

EID: 84939544159     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.07.073     Document Type: Article

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