Exergoeconomic analysis of the salinity-gradient solar pond power plants using two-phase closed thermosyphon: A comparative study

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 115, Issue , 2017, Pages 123-133

  Ziapour, Behrooz M ^a   Shokrnia, Mehdi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Exergoeconomic; Exergy; Optimization; ORC; Solar pond; Two phase closed thermosyphon

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY FLOW; COSTS; EXERGY; LAKES; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPS; SIPHONS; THERMOSYPHONS;

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; EXERGOECONOMIC; EXERGOECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXERGOECONOMICS; POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; PUMP DESIGN; SALINITY GRADIENT SOLAR PONDS; TWO-PHASE CLOSED THERMOSYPHON;

SOLAR PONDS;

EID: 85008414433     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.12.129     Document Type: Article

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