Potential of ORC systems to retrofit CHP plants in wastewater treatment stations

Journal of Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 352-374

  Chacartegui, Ricardo ^a   Muñoz de Escalona, Jose ^a   Becerra, Jose A ^a   Fernández, Alonso ^a   Sánchez, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

CHP; Cogeneration; ORC; Organic Rankine Cycle; Wastewater treatment station

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982091062     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18489257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13044/j.sdewes.2013.01.0027     Document Type: Article

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