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Thermal efficiency
About: Thermal efficiency is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 20911 publications have been published within this topic receiving 302373 citations. The topic is also known as: thermodynamic efficiency & efficiency.
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TL;DR: In this article, the performance of the photovoltaic (PV) module integrated with air duct for composite climate of India is evaluated, where thermal energy is produced along with electrical energy generated by a PV module with higher efficiency.
221 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a novel selection scheme of energy efficient distillation technologies, with a special focus on heat pumps, which considers as the main selection criteria the type of separation tasks, product flow and specifications, operating pressure, difference in boiling points, reboiler duty and its temperature level.
217 citations
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22 Jan 2004
TL;DR: A thermodynamic system that produces mechanical, electrical power, and/or fluid streams for heating or cooling is defined in this article, where a thermal diluent may be used in the cycle to improve performance.
Abstract: A thermodynamic system that produces mechanical, electrical power, and/or fluid streams for heating or cooling. The cycle contains a combustion system that produces an energetic fluid by combustion of a fuel with an oxidant. A thermal diluent may be used in the cycle to improve performance, including but not limited to power, efficiency, economics, emissions, dynamic and off-peak load performance, and/or turbine inlet temperature (TIT) regulation and cooling heated components. The cycle preferably includes a heat recovery system and a condenser or other means to recover and recycle heat and the thermal diluent from the energetic fluid to improve the cycle thermodynamic efficiency and reduce energy conversion costs. The cycle may also include controls for temperatures, pressures, and flow rates throughout the cycle, and controls power output, efficiency, and energetic fluid composition.
217 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a novel micro solar Combined Cooling, Heating, and Power (CCHP) cycle integrated with ORC for summer and winter seasons is proposed, where the thermal storage tank is installed to correct the mismatch between the supply of the solar energy and the demand of thermal source consumed by the CCHP subsystem, thus the desired system could continuously and stably operate.
217 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors proposed a thermal efficiency model theoretically based on an ideal ORC to analyze the influence of working fluid properties on the thermal efficiency, the optimal operation condition and exergy destruction for various heat source temperatures were also evaluated utilizing pinch point analysis and ex-ergy analysis.
217 citations