Thermodynamic, exergoeconomic, and environmental evaluation of a new multi-generation system driven by a molten carbonate fuel cell for production of cooling, heating, electricity, and freshwater

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 199, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Abdollahi Haghghi, Maghsoud ^a   Shamsaiee, Masood ^b   Ghazanfari Holagh, Shahriyar ^b   Chitsaz, Ata ^a   Rosen, Marc A ^c  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Desalination; Environmental; Exergoeconomic; Molten carbonate fuel cell; Multi generation; Thermodynamic

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; DESALINATION; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; EXERGY; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; INVESTMENTS; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER;

CELL OPERATING TEMPERATURE; ELECTRICAL POWER PRODUCTION; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION; EXERGOECONOMIC; MULTI GENERATIONS;

MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

EID: 85072037765     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2019.112040     Document Type: Article

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