Power generation enhancement in a salinity-gradient solar pond power plant using thermoelectric generator

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 136, Issue , 2017, Pages 283-293

  Ziapour, Behrooz M ^a   Saadat, Mohammad ^a   Palideh, Vahid ^a   Afzal, Sadegh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOHAGHEGH ARDABILI   (Iran)

Author keywords

Organic; Power generation; Rankine; Salinity; Solar pond; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; HEAT EXCHANGERS; LAKES; POWER GENERATION; RANKINE CYCLE; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR PONDS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

LOW TEMPERATURE THERMODYNAMICS; ORGANIC; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE(ORC); POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS; RANKINE; SALINITY; SALINITY GRADIENT SOLAR PONDS; THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 85009823729     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.01.031     Document Type: Article

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