Innovative technologies for energy production from low temperature heat sources: critical literature review and thermodynamic analysis
Doriano Brogioli, Fabio La Mantia
Abstract
Low-temperature heat sources could be exploited by innovative technologies for producing work. The challenge is improving the efficiency and power density.
Topics & Concepts
Production (economics)Process engineeringEnergy (signal processing)Materials scienceThermodynamicsEngineeringPhysicsEconomicsQuantum mechanicsMacroeconomicsThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling SystemsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems