Journal
APPLIED THERMAL ENGINEERING
Volume 30, Issue 10, Pages 1262-1268Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.02.009
Keywords
Waste heat; Rankine organic cycle; Working fluid; Heat exchanger; Turbine size factor
Funding
- ROMA (Resource Optimization and recovery in the Materials industry), Research Council of Norway [182617/140]
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The performance of different working fluids to recover low-temperature heat source is studied. A simple Rankine cycle with subcritical configuration is considered. This work is to screen working fluids based on power production capability and component (heat exchanger and turbine) size requirements. Working fluids considered are R134a, R123, R227ea, R245fa, R290, and n-pentane. Energy balance is carried out to predict operating conditions of the process. Outputs of energy balance are used as input for exergy analysis and components (heat exchanger and turbine) design. The heat exchanger is divided into small intervals so that logarithmic mean temperature difference (LMTD) method is applicable. R227ea gives highest power for heat source temperature range of 80-160 degrees C and R245fa produces the highest in the range of 160-200 degrees C. There is optimal pressure where the heat exchanger surface area is minimum. This optimal pressure changes with heat source temperature and working fluid used. The least heat exchanger area required at constant power rating is found when the working fluid is n-pentane. At lower heat source temperature (80 degrees C), the maximum power output and minimum heat exchanger surface area for different working fluids is comparable. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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