Thermodynamic and exergy analysis and optimization of a transcritical CO2 power cycle driven by geothermal energy with liquefied natural gas as its heat sink

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 109, Issue , 2016, Pages 640-652

  Ahmadi, Mohammad H ^a   Mehrpooya, Mehdi ^a   Pourfayaz, Fathollah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ecological coefficient of performance; Finite time thermodynamics; Liquefied natural gas; NSGAII; Optimization; Transcritical CO2 cycle

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DECISION MAKING; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; HEAT SINKS; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

ECOLOGICAL COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; FINITE TIME THERMODYNAMICS; GEOTHERMAL POWER GENERATION; LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG); NSGA-II; OPTIMUM SYSTEM PERFORMANCE; PARAMETRIC INVESTIGATIONS; TRANSCRITICAL CO;

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY;

EID: 84990061964     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.08.141     Document Type: Article

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