Exergetic analysis of an integrated tri-generation organic rankine cycle

Energies

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 8835-8856

  Mathkor, Ratha Z ^a   Agnew, Brian ^a   Al Weshahi, Mohammed A ^b   Latrsh, Fathi ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Technology and Applied Sciences   (Oman)

Author keywords

Absorption chiller; Desalination; Exergy; Organic Rankine cycle (ORC); Parabolic trough collector (PTC); Solar; Tri generation

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COOLING SYSTEMS; DESALINATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; EXERGY; HEAT STORAGE; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; REFRIGERATORS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY; STEAM TURBINES; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS); WASTE HEAT; WATER ABSORPTION;

ABSORPTION CHILLERS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE(ORC); PARABOLIC TROUGH COLLECTORS; SOLAR; TRI-GENERATION;

RANKINE CYCLE;

EID: 84941614114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en8088835     Document Type: Article

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