Towards a better understanding of energy systems using emergy-based exergoeconoenvironmental analysis

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2019, Pages 209-228

  Aghbashlo, Mortaza ^a   Rosen, Marc A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergy; Exergoeconoenvironmental analysis; Exergy cost; Specific exergy costing

Indexed keywords

AIR PREHEATERS; EXERGY; STEAM GENERATORS; WASTE HEAT;

COGENERATION SYSTEMS; EMERGY; EXERGOECONOENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXERGY COST; EXERGY STREAMS; HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATORS; HYBRID FRAMEWORK; SPECIFIC EXERGY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 85063726613     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2019.098612     Document Type: Article

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