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Reliability and availability analysis of redundant BCHP (building cooling, heating and power) system
Wang, Jiang-Jiang; Fu, Chao; Yang, Kun; Zhang, Xu-Tao; … - In: Energy 61 (2013) C, pp. 531-540
the whole system. The reliability and availability analysis of BCHP system is helpful to the designer to decide the … availability and the MTBF (mean time to failure) of the redundant and non-redundant BCHP systems are deduced and analyzed … respectively. Then, a numerical case for the reliability analysis of the redundant and non-redundant BCHP systems is compared to …
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Analysis of the cost of reliable electricity: A new method for analyzing grid connected solar, diesel and hybrid distributed electricity systems considering an unreliable electric...
Murphy, Patrick Mark; Twaha, Ssennoga; Murphy, Inês S. - In: Energy 66 (2014) C, pp. 523-534
reliability increases cost, but the increase of can be justified for users needing more reliability. …
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A novel analytical model for optimal sizing of standalone photovoltaic systems
Jakhrani, Abdul Qayoom; Othman, Al-Khalid; Rigit, … - In: Energy 46 (2012) 1, pp. 675-682
) systems with least cost and predetermined reliability to satisfy load. Algebraic equations for optimal PV array area (Aopt … rational in terms of power reliability and cost, and simple to implement for the size optimization of standalone PV systems as …
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Theoretical performance limits of a syngas–diesel fueled compression ignition engine from second law analysis
Sahoo, Bibhuti B.; Saha, Ujjwal K.; Sahoo, Niranjan - In: Energy 36 (2011) 2, pp. 760-769
syngas increases the cumulative work availability and reduces the destroyed availability. This enhancement is due to a better …-cylinder combustion temperatures are reduced in case of the dual fuel combustion. Hence, the destruction availability is increased due to … poor combustion and reduced heat transfer availability losses. When the engine is operated beyond 40% load, the destroyed …
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The future of the European natural gas market: A quantitative assessment
Aguilera, Roberto F. - In: Energy 35 (2010) 8, pp. 3332-3339
The debate over the availability of conventional natural gas has been nearly as strong as that for conventional oil. In … availability of natural gas in the region. This is done by estimating a cumulative availability curve showing natural gas endowment …
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Second-law analyses applied to a spark ignition engine under surrogate fuels for gasoline
Hongqing, Feng; Huijie, Li - In: Energy 35 (2010) 9, pp. 3551-3556
Availability analysis is applied to cylinder of a spark ignition engine during the combustion process under surrogate … also highlighted. During the combustion process, the availability destroyed by combustion is about 18.9%, and the … availability destroyed by the heat transfer is about 12.0%. The survey also reveals that during the whole combustion process …
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Risk-based decision making method for maintenance policy selection of thermal power plant equipment
Carazas, F.G.; Souza, G.F.M. - In: Energy 35 (2010) 2, pp. 964-975
policy that could be applied to critical equipment in order to increase its availability. The costs associated with each …This study presents a decision-making method for maintenance policy selection of power plants equipment. The method is … operational performance and availability based on risk concepts. The second step involves the proposal of a potential maintenance …
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Availability analysis of hydrogen/natural gas blends combustion in internal combustion engines
Rakopoulos, C.D.; Scott, M.A.; Kyritsis, D.C.; … - In: Energy 33 (2008) 2, pp. 248-255
gas combusting in a diesel engine cylinder. The terms of the availability balance during engine operation are studied as a …
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Availability analysis of heat recovery steam generators used in thermal power plants
Carazas, F.J.G.; Salazar, C.H.; Souza, G.F.M. - In: Energy 36 (2011) 6, pp. 3855-3870
its availability should be carefully evaluated in order to foresee the performance of the power plant. …
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Energy and cost analysis for greenhouse and open-field grape production
Ozkan, Burhan; Fert, Cemal; Karadeniz, C. Feyza - In: Energy 32 (2007) 8, pp. 1500-1504
The objective of this study was to examine the energy use patterns and cost of production in greenhouse and open-field grape production. Data used in the study were obtained from the experiment conducted at the Akdeniz university research field. In the study, energy values were calculated by...
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