Title: Feasibility of a CHP driven industrial park based on exergy analysis

Authors: Annika Moman, Asfaw Beyene

Addresses: Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr., 92182 San Diego CA, USA. ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Dr., 92182 San Diego CA, USA

Abstract: Industrial zones are manufacturing plants clustered in a given part of a city. Such clustering is primarily dictated by zoning regulations that tend to isolate residential, business, and industrial neighbourhoods. A number of properly matched manufacturing plants can be clustered within a given proximity with a primary objective of optimising their energy use. As secondary goals the cluster may target minimising waste, aggregating material purchasing power, reducing transportation costs, etc. This paper presents feasibility of a cluster of manufacturing plants designed for optimum energy use, an energypark, based on plasma gasification reactor as the |donor| plant.

Keywords: exergy; energy use; energy parks; plasma gasification reactor; CHP; efficiency; industrial parks; industrial zones; manufacturing clusters; combined heat and power; cogeneration.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2008.018115

International Journal of Exergy, 2008 Vol.5 No.3, pp.341 - 359

Published online: 02 May 2008 *

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