Reciprocating steam engines can be employed successfully in small size power plants (under 500 kWe) fed by facilitated renewable energy sources like Wood Waste. Reciprocating Steam Engines, until now employed only in energy short Third World Countries, has become attractive to developed countries because of growing environmental sensitivity. Application to a real case shows conditions for the economic feasibility of Reciprocating Steam Engine in comparison with the heat based or other cogeneration techniques. An economic analysis is performed by the Annual Equivalent Method and the Internal Rate of Return Method. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, L
Reciprocating steam engine power plants fed by woodwaste
BIDINI, Gianni;SAETTA, Stefano Antonio
1998
Abstract
Reciprocating steam engines can be employed successfully in small size power plants (under 500 kWe) fed by facilitated renewable energy sources like Wood Waste. Reciprocating Steam Engines, until now employed only in energy short Third World Countries, has become attractive to developed countries because of growing environmental sensitivity. Application to a real case shows conditions for the economic feasibility of Reciprocating Steam Engine in comparison with the heat based or other cogeneration techniques. An economic analysis is performed by the Annual Equivalent Method and the Internal Rate of Return Method. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, LI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
