Combined heat and power supply using Carnot engines
Abstract
The Marshall Report on the thermodynamic and economic feasibility of introducing large scale combined heat and electrical power generation (CHP) into the United Kingdom is summarized. Combinations of reversible power plant (Carnot engines) to meet a given demand of power and heat production are analyzed. The Marshall Report states that fairly large scale CHP plants are an attractive energy saving option for areas of high heat load densities. Analysis shows that for given requirements, the total heat supply and utilization factor are functions of heat output, reservoir supply temperature, temperature of heat rejected to the reservoir, and an intermediate temperature for district heating.
- Publication:
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In Brussels Univ. Liber Amicorum Andre L. Jaumotte
- Pub Date:
- 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983bula.rept..429H
- Keywords:
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- Carnot Cycle;
- Cogeneration;
- Combined Cycle Power Generation;
- Electric Power Plants;
- Energy Policy;
- Space Heating (Buildings);
- Economic Factors;
- Feasibility Analysis;
- Power Efficiency;
- Temperature Effects;
- United Kingdom;
- Engineering (General)