Cogeneration system selection using the Navy's CELCAP code
The performance of a cogeneration system is easily affected by several factors; number and type of engines used in the system, the manner in which the system is operated, and the electric and thermal load profile that the system has to supply. Other factors which the energy analyst must also consider are the electric utility rate structure, the price of fuel used in the cogeneration system, and the working habits of the people at the site. The evaluation of cogeneration energy systems for the purpose of selecting a configuration with the best performance requires a great amount of effort. A computer program to analyze a cogeneration system would greatly reduce the effort needed to evaluate cogeneration systems. Realizing the need for such a tool, the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory developed such a cogeneration analysis computer program, Civil Engineering Laboratory Cogeneration Analysis Program (CELCAP), for the purpose of evaluating the performance of cogeneration systems on a life-cycle operating cost basis.
- Research Organization:
- Naval Civil Engineering Lab., Port Hueneme, CA (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 6238973
- Journal Information:
- Energy Eng.; (United States), Journal Name: Energy Eng.; (United States) Vol. 85:5; ISSN EENGD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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