Exergy, Economic and Environmental Analysis for Simple and Combined Heat and Power IC Engines

This study reports the results of exergy, economic and environmental analyses of simple and combined heat and power internal combustion engines. Values of entropy production, second law efficiency are calculated, and an objective function, including initial, operation, maintenance and fuel costs, as...

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Main Authors: Mehdi Aliehyaei, Farideh Atabi, Mohammad Khorshidvand, Marc A. Rosen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-04-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/7/4/4411