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A '''topping cycle''' is a system which produces power and then uses waste heat or exhaust in an alternative way.
A '''topping cycle''' is a system which produces power and then uses waste heat or exhaust in an alternative way.
For example, a [[boiler]] produces [[steam]] to power a [[turbine]]-[[generator]] to produce [[electricity]]. The steam leaving the turbine is used in thermal applications such as [[space heating]] and/or cooling or delivered to other end user(s).
For example, a [[boiler]] produces [[steam]] to power a [[turbine]]-[[generator]] to produce [[electricity]]. The steam leaving the turbine is used in thermal applications such as [[space heating]] and/or cooling or delivered to other end user(s).<ref>[http://www.eia.doe.gov/glossary/glossary_t.htm Energy Information Administration] - Energy Glossary</ref>
[[category:energy]]
==External links==
*[http://www.naturalgas.org/overview/combinedheat_powersystems.asp NaturalGas.org] - Combined Heat and Power Systems
==References==
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