Advanced exergoeconomic analysis of a novel process for production of LNG by using a single effect absorption refrigeration cycle

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 114, Issue , 2017, Pages 719-732

  Ansarinasab, Hojat ^a   Mehrpooya, Mehdi ^b  

^a PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Absorption refrigeration; Advanced exergoeconomic; Advanced exergy; Exergy destruction cost; LNG

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006800067     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.12.003     Document Type: Article

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