A fuzzy logic approach to accommodate thermal stress and improve the start-up phase in combined cycle power plants

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 216, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 945-956

  Boulos, A M ^a   Burnham, K J ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

combined cycle plants; fuzzy logic; steam turbines; thermal stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990339277     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: 20411975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440502320193094     Document Type: Article

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