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Thermoeconomic analysis method for optimization of combined heat and power systems

Conference ·
OSTI ID:20019103
In this paper, a thermoeconomic analysis method based on the second Law of Thermodynamics and applied to analyze four cogeneration system is presented. The objective of the developed technique is to minimize the operating costs of the cogeneration plant, namely Exergetic Manufacturing Cost (EMC), assuming a fixed rate of electricity production and process steam in exergy base. In this study a comparison is made between four configurations. The cogeneration system consisted of a gas turbine with a heat recovery steam generator, without supplementary firing, has the lowest EMC.
Research Organization:
Sao Paulo State Univ., Guaratingueta (BR)
OSTI ID:
20019103
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English