Repowering existing under-utilized WTE power plant with gas turbines

Applied Energy

Volumn 157, Issue , 2015, Pages 902-911

  Bianchi, Michele ^a   Branchini, Lisa ^a   Cesari, Simone ^a   De Pascale, Andrea ^a   Melino, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gas Turbine (GT); Middle pressure; Repowering; Waste; Waste To Energy (WTE)

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; INCINERATION; INVESTMENTS; STEAM ENGINEERING; STEAM GENERATORS; WASTE HEAT; WASTE INCINERATION; WASTES;

FIRST LAW EFFICIENCY; HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS; KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; REPOWERING; THERMODYNAMIC EVALUATION; THERMODYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; WASTE TO ENERGY;

GAS TURBINES;

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INCINERATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER PLANT; PRESSURE EFFECT; THERMODYNAMICS; TURBINE; WASTE; WIND TURBINE;

NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 85014316572     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.04.076     Document Type: Article

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