Energy, exergy, environmental and economic analysis of an agricultural waste-to-energy integrated multigeneration thermal power plant

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 171, Issue , 2018, Pages 222-240

  Ogorure, O J ^a   Oko, C O C ^a   Diemuodeke, E O ^a   Owebor, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Absorption refrigeration cycle; Biomass to syngas conversion; Cogeneration power plant; Combined power cycle; Organic Rankine cycle; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; CALORIFIC VALUE; COMBUSTION CHAMBERS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXERGY; GAS TURBINES; LIFE CYCLE; RANKINE CYCLE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STEAM TURBINES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYNTHESIS GAS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WASTE INCINERATION;

COGENERATION POWER PLANTS; ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; POWER CYCLE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK; SYNGAS CONVERSION;

FUEL CELL POWER PLANTS;

EID: 85047833482     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2018.05.093     Document Type: Article

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