Performance Investigation of CHP Equipment

dc.contributor.advisorRadermacher, Reinharden_US
dc.contributor.authorBian, Jien_US
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-02-04T06:47:07Z
dc.date.available2006-02-04T06:47:07Z
dc.date.issued2005-11-03en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Cooling Heating & Power systems for Buildings (BCHP) are attracting more attention due to their advantages as compared to conventional energy systems. As a developing technology, there are still problems to be solved. Fuel flexibility and dynamic response between different machines in the system are two of the main issues to be investigated. This study presents research conducted on a BCHP system that is composed of a microturbine, an absorption chiller and a solid desiccant unit that are driven by the microturbine's exhaust gas to provide cooling and dehumidification. It demonstrates the feasibility of operating the microturbine that is originally designed for natural gas on propane and analyzes the reasons for the efficiency reduction when operating on propane. It further presents a model that describes the transient behavior of the absorption chiller, which requires a much longer period to reach its steady state compared with the microturbine.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/3085
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Mechanicalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCHPen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmicroturbineen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledabsorption chilleren_US
dc.titlePerformance Investigation of CHP Equipmenten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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