| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5012886 | Energy Conversion and Management | 2017 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
The methodology is applied to a detailed case study: a medium size district heating system, in an urban context in the northern Italy, powered by a combined heat and power plant supported by conventional auxiliary boilers. The issues involving this type of thermal loads are also widely investigated in the paper. An increase of Second Law Efficiency of the system of 26% (from 0.35 to 0.44) can be evidenced, while the First Law Efficiency shifts from about 0.74 to 0.84. The optimization strategy permits of combining the economic benefit of cogeneration with the idea of reducing the energy waste and exergy losses.
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Authors
Alessandro Franco, Michele Versace,