地热驱动非共沸工质有机闪蒸循环的热性能分析

非共沸工质具有变温相变特性,可有效改善有机闪蒸循环系统与冷源温度匹配差的问题,进而提高系统的循环性能。文章构建了有机闪蒸循环系统模型,其中,循环工质为R245fa/R601a混合物,热源温度为150℃。文章以净输出功率作为目标函数对有机闪蒸循环系统进行优化,研究了R245fa/R601a混合物的组分变化对有机闪蒸循环系统的闪蒸压力、质量流量、净输出功率和热效率的影响,并比较了以非共沸工质与纯工质作为循环工质时,有机闪蒸循环系统的净输出功率。模拟结果表明:当R245fa/R601a混合物的摩尔组分为3∶7时,有机闪蒸循环系统的净输出功率最大,为25.21 kW,与纯工质R245fa和R601a作为循环工质的有机闪蒸循环系统相比,分别增大了4.39%和5.66%,但以非共沸工质作为循环工质的有机闪蒸循环系统的热效率并不一定大于以纯工质作为循环工质;当R601a的摩尔组分为0～0.6时,以非共沸工质作为循环工质的有机闪蒸循环系统的热效率大于以纯工质作为循环工质;当R601a的摩尔组分为0.7～1时,以R245fa作为循环工质的有机闪蒸循环系统的热效率大于以非共沸工质作为循环工质。     

不同工质对太阳能有机朗肯循环系统性能的影响

循环工质的特性是影响有机朗肯循环系统性能的重要因素之一,在不同的蒸发温度条件下,选取R600、R600a、R245fa、R236fa、R236ea、R601、R601a、RC318及R227ea共9种有机工质,基于热力学第一定律和第二定律对其热力循环特性进行了计算分析,并对各有机工质的蒸发压力、热效率、功比和不可逆损失等进行了比较.结果表明：R245fa作为太阳能低温热发电朗肯循环系统的循环工质具有较高的热效率和效率,并且产生的系统总不可逆损失较小,是一种较理想的有机工质;其次,R236fa和R236ea作为系统循环工质也具有较为良好的性能.     

有机工质低温余热发电系统多目标优化设计

针对现有有机朗肯循环单目标优化设计的局限性,从热力性、经济性等多方面对有机工质低温余热发电系统进行多目标优化设计.以系统效率最大和总投资费用最小为目标函数,选取透平进口温度、透平进口压力、余热锅炉节点温差、接近点温差和冷凝器端差等5个关键热力参数作为决策变量,利用非支配解排序遗传算法(NSGA-II)分别对采用R123、R245fa和异丁烷的有机工质余热发电系统进行多目标优化,获得不同工质的多目标优化的最优解集(Pareto最优前沿),并采用理想点辅助法从最优解集中选择出最优解及相应的系统最佳热力参数组合.结果表明:在给定余热条件下,从热力性能和经济性两方面考虑,R245fa是最优的有机工质,从多目标优化的最优解集中选择出的最佳效率为10.37%,最小总投资费用为455.84万元.     

有机工质低温余热发电系统多目标优化设计

针对现有有机朗肯循环单目标优化设计的局限性,从热力性和经济性等多方面对有机工质低温余热发电系统进行多目标优化设计.以系统效率最大和总投资费用最小为目标函数,选取透平进口温度、透平进口压力、余热锅炉节点温差、接近点温差和冷凝器端差等5个关键热力参数作为决策变量,利用非支配解排序遗传算法(NSGA-II)分别对采用R123、R245fa和异丁烷的有机工质余热发电系统进行多目标优化,获得不同工质多目标优化的最优解集(Pareto最优前沿),并采用理想点辅助法从最优解集中选择出最优解及相应的系统最佳热力参数组合.结果表明:在给定余热条件下,从热力性能和经济性两方面考虑,R245fa是最优的有机工质,从多目标优化的最优解集中选择出的最佳效率为10.37%,最小总投资费用为455.84万元.     

基于向心透平热力设计优化的有机朗肯循环工质选择

以120 k W有机朗肯循环系统中的向心透平设计为目标,基于多种工质进行设计方案的确定,通过热力计算确定各透平的几何尺寸、通流部件进出口气流参数、轮周效率和轴效率,并综合比较各工质透平的热力性能。结果表明,基于R245fa设计的向心透平具有较小的结构尺寸和冲击损失,较高的轮周效率和轴效率,因此确定R245fa为设计时的最佳工质。     

低温有机朗肯循环的工质选择及系统性能分析

选取R123,R141b,R245ca,R245fa,R601,R601a作为有机朗肯循环的工质,在不同蒸发温度条件下,对其热力循环特性进行了计算分析,以热力学第一定律和第二定律为基础进行了比较.结果表明,R141b是适合本循环系统的最佳工质.同时还研究了汽轮机进口温度和进口压力对该系统的净功量、吸热量及热效率的影响.     

有机朗肯循环与再热式循环低温热源发电系统热力性能研究

针对120℃以下的低温余热热源,探讨了基本有机郎肯循环发电系统和再热式有机朗肯循环发电系统模型的基本原理.从热力学第一定律角度出发,研究了纯工质R245fa和非共沸混合工质R21/R245fa在基本有机郎肯循环系统中,以及纯工质R245fa在再热式有机郎肯循环系统中,三种形式的有机郎肯循环系统热力性能随蒸发温度的变化情况.与纯工质基本有机郎肯循环系统相比,再热式有机郎肯循环最大可提高系统净输出功7.08％,而混合工质对提高整个系统热力性能具有较大的优势,净输出功和热效率最大可提高4.67％和2.91％.     

Pearson相关系数评价ORC系统蒸发器特性的应用研究

以地热发电有机朗肯循环系统中蒸发器为研究对象,利用R245fa与R601组成非共沸混合工质为研究背景,建立变蒸发温度变工质配比的有机朗肯循环系统模型。采用Pearson相关系数法研究蒸发器热力学性能与其影响因素之间的相关关系,相关程度以及相关方向,并与热力学计算分析结果进行对比。研究表明:温度滑移与热效率、蒸发器损分别存在显著性正相关和高度负相关;与对数平均温差的相关性随蒸发温度的升高由微弱负相关增强至显著性负相关;利用Pearson相关系数法能解决多目标优化过程中影响因素耦合的问题,优化热力学计算结果与分析过程。     

基于遗传算法的有机朗肯循环系统参数优化

在有机朗肯循环系统中,汽轮机进口压力与进口温度是影响系统性能的重要因素.遗传算法在参数优化方面,具有显著的优点,广泛的应用于优化领域,是目前影响较广泛、应用较多、比较成熟的优化算法.本文采用遗传算法,对以R600,R600a,R245fa,R236fa,R236ea,R601,R601a,RC318,R227ea作为循环工质的有机朗肯循环系统进行参数优化,得出在特定的进口压力和进口温度的条件下,系统具有最小的总不可逆损失.     

槽式太阳能非共沸混合工质系统综合评价

针对中低温槽式太阳能定温热源,采用低沸点的二元非共沸混合有机工质作为动力循环进行发电。在满足热物性、安全及经济性的要求下,将R245fa与R152a组成8种不同质量配比的混合干工质,根据热力学定律,建立亚临界热力系统数学模型。并采用窄点温差分析法,分别从热效率、效率、膨胀比、环境代价等多角度对比分析循环特性。结合多方面因素,利用层次分析法构建多指标能效综合评价模型。经过模拟计算,结果表明:工质R245fa/R152a(0.68/0.32)作为本系统的动力循环的综合性能表现较优。     

Experimental comparison of R245fa and R245fa/R601a for organic Rankine cycle using scroll expander

An experimental test was conducted to compare R245fa with R245fa/R601a on the organic Rankine cycle performance. The major objective of this paper is to ascertain the highest thermal efficiency and the optimal dimensionless volume ratio using the two working fluids. The experimental system consists of an electrically heated boiler, a vapor generator, a scroll expander, a condenser, a working fluid pump, and so on. For the typical weather conditions of May in Tianjin, the experiment results show that the working fluid charge has an important influence on the organic Rankine cycle performances. The optimal isentropic efficiency of the scroll expander corresponds to the design expansion ratio. Underexpanded and overexpanded processes result in the decline of the isentropic efficiency of the scroll expander, with the former playing a major role. R245fa/R601a improves the heat transfer performance in the vapor generator because of the nonisothermal phase change. The highest thermal efficiency for R245fa and R245fa/R601a is 4.38% and 4.45%, thereby illustrating that R245fa/R601a precedes R245fa. The optimal dimensionless volume ratios for R245fa and R245fa/R601a are 0.38 and 0.41, respectively. The experimental test lays foundation of the 500‐kW geothermal plant for demonstration in the next step. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preliminary analysis of compound systems based on high temperature fuel cell, gas turbine and Organic Rankine Cycle

This article presents a novel proposal for complex hybrid systems comprising high temperature fuel cells and thermal engines. In this case, the system is composed by a molten carbonate fuel cell with cascaded hot air turbine and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), a layout that is based on subsequent waste heat recovery for additional power production. The work will credit that it is possible to achieve 60% efficiency even if the fuel cell operates at atmospheric pressure.The first part of the analysis focuses on selecting the working fluid of the Organic Rankine Cycle. After a thermodynamic optimisation, toluene turns out to be the most efficient fluid in terms of cycle performance. However, it is also detected that the performance of the heat recovery vapour generator is equally important, what makes R245fa be the most interesting fluid due to its balanced thermal and HRVG efficiencies that yield the highest global bottoming cycle efficiency. When this fluid is employed in the compound system, conservative operating conditions permit achieving 60% global system efficiency, therefore accomplishing the initial objective set up in the work.A simultaneous optimisation of gas turbine (pressure ratio) and ORC (live vapour pressure) is then presented, to check if the previous results are improved or if the fluid of choice must be replaced. Eventually, even if system performance improves for some fluids, it is concluded that (i) R245fa is the most efficient fluid and (ii) the operating conditions considered in the previous analysis are still valid.The work concludes with an assessment about safety-related aspects of using hydrocarbons in the system. Flammability is studied, showing that R245fa is the most interesting fluid also in this regard due to its inert behaviour, as opposed to the other fluids under consideration all of which are highly flammable.     

基于动态透平效率的有机朗肯循环性能分析及优化

常规有机朗肯循环(ORC)中透平效率多假设为定值,而实际上透平效率因工质种类和运行参数的不同而有较大差异。因此,采用向心透平效率计算模型,将动态透平效率与ORC系统耦合,分析透平效率随蒸发温度与冷凝温度的变化规律,比较固定透平效率与动态透平效率ORC系统热效率的差异。综合考虑热力性与经济性,采用多目标优化算法,对固定透平效率与动态透平效率ORC系统进行工质筛选及参数优化,并对优化结果进行分析比较。结果表明:透平效率随蒸发温度的下降或者冷凝温度升高而增大;不同工质及不同蒸发冷凝温度条件下,透平效率差异较大,最大达0.148。固定透平效率ORC系统与动态透平效率ORC系统的热效率随蒸发温度的变化规律有较大差异,尤其在高蒸发温度区间更为明显。对于固定透平效率ORC系统,R245ca和R236ea为最佳工质;而对于动态透平效率ORC系统,R114为最佳工质。在引入动态透平效率前后,各工质的最佳蒸发温度与最佳冷凝温度也有较大变化。     

Performance analysis of cogeneration systems based on micro gas turbine (MGT), organic Rankine cycle and ejector refrigeration cycle

In this paper, the operation performance of three novel kinds of cogeneration systems under design and off-design condition was investigated. The systems are MGT (micro gas turbine) + ORC (organic Rankine cycle) for electricity demand, MGT+ ERC (ejector refrigeration cycle) for electricity and cooling demand, and MGT+ ORC+ ERC for electricity and cooling demand. The effect of 5 different working fluids on cogeneration systems was studied. The results show that under the design condition, when using R600 in the bottoming cycle, the MGT+ ORC system has the lowest total output of 117.1 kW with a thermal efficiency of 0.334, and the MGT+ ERC system has the largest total output of 142.6 kW with a thermal efficiency of 0.408. For the MGT+ ORC+ ERC system, the total output is between the other two systems, which is 129.3 kW with a thermal efficiency of 0.370. For the effect of different working fluids, R123 is the most suitable working fluid for MGT+ ORC with the maximum electricity output power and R600 is the most suitable working fluid for MGT+ ERC with the maximum cooling capacity, while both R600 and R123 can make MGT+ ORC+ ERC achieve a good comprehensive performance of refrigeration and electricity. The thermal efficiency of three cogeneration systems can be effectively improved under off-design condition because the bottoming cycle can compensate for the power decrease of MGT. The results obtained in this paper can provide a reference for the design and operation of the cogeneration system for distributed energy systems (DES).     

Analysis of optimization in an OTEC plant using organic Rankine cycle

This study quantified the effects of evaporation temperature, condensation temperature, and the inlet- and outlet-temperature differences of deep cold seawater and warm seawater on the performance of an ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) plant using an organic Rankine cycle (ORC), and also investigated the optimal operations required for the performance. A finite-temperature-difference heat transfer method is developed to evaluate the objective parameter, which is the ratio of net power output to the total heat transfer area of heat exchanger in the system, and R717, R600a, R245fa, R152a, and R134a were used as the working fluids. The optimal evaporation and condensation temperatures were obtained under various conditions for maximal objective parameters in an OTEC system.The results show that R717 performed optimally in objective parameter evaluation among the five working fluids, and that R600a performed better than other fluids in thermal efficiency analysis. The optimal seawater temperature differences between the inlet and outlet of the evaporator and condenser are proposed. Furthermore, the influences of inlet temperatures of warm and cold seawater in the ORC are presented for an OTEC plant. The simulation results should enable the performance of an ORC system to be compared when using various organic working fluids.     

Thermodynamic investigation of solar energy-based triple combined power cycle

The present work deals with the thermodynamic analysis of a solar-powered triple combined power cycle to generate emission-free power. The triple combined cycle comprises one topping cycle as Brayton cycle and two bottoming cycles, namely, steam Rankine cycle (SRC) and organic Rankine cycle (ORC). The Brayton cycle employs double-stage compression with intercooling. During intercooling, heat energy rejected by the compressed air was further utilized in the ORC. The energy carried away after the turbine exit was used in the SRC. The proposed cycle performance is investigated for three working fluids to use with the bottoming ORC. Results showed that the maximum overall thermal efficiency and work output of solar energy-based triple combined cycle are found 21.89% and 218.98 kJ/kg air, respectively, for organic fluid R245fa at the topping cycle pressure ratio of 31.     

Experimental investigation on the performance of ORC power system using zeotropic mixture R601a/R600a

An experimental study on the practical performance of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) system using zeotropic mixture is performed by using a small scale ORC power generation experimental setup. R601a/R600a is selected as the working fluid. The effects of mixture composition, heat source temperature, and working fluid flow rate on the performance of ORC system are investigated. The experimental results indicate that the net power output first increases and then decreases as the R600a concentration increases. The optimal mixture composition with the maximum net power output is 0.6/0.4 (mass fraction) at the heat source temperature of 115°C. The net power output of R601a/R600a (0.6/0.4) is higher than that of R601a by 25%, indicating that the performance of ORC system can be clearly improved by using the zeotropic mixture. For a fixed working fluid flow rate, both net power output and thermal efficiency first decrease slowly and then drop sharply with the decrease of the heat source temperature. The appropriate superheat degree of R601a/R600a is in the range of 15 to 20°C when the heat source temperature has a small variation. In addition, the optimal working fluid volume flow rates yielding the maximum net power output are obtained for different compositions of R601a/R600a. The experimental results in the study can be of great significance for the design and operation of ORC power system using zeotropic mixture. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Thermo-economic analysis and optimization of a combined Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system with LNG cold energy and waste heat recovery of dual-fuel marine engine

A combined Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system with liquefied nature gas (LNG) cold energy and dual-fuel (DF) marine engine waste heat utilization was proposed. Engine exhaust gas and engine jacket cooling water were adopted as parallel heat sources. Thermo-economic analyses of the proposed system with 32 working fluids combinations were performed. Two objective functions covering thermal efficiencies and economic index were employed for performance evaluation. Afterward, the effects of operation pressure on the objective functions were investigated. Finally, the optimal conditions were obtained from the Pareto front with the Non-dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm-II (NSGA-II) method. The results show that the proposed ORC system has better energy recovery performances than the parallel ORC system. R1150-R600a-R290, R1150-R601a-R600a, and R170-R601-R290 are determined as the three most promising working fluids combinations. Under optimized conditions, the output power range is 199.97 to 218.51 kW, the energy efficiency range is 13.64% to 15.62%, and the exergy efficiency range is 25.29% to 27.3%. The payback period ranges from 8.36 to 8.74 years. The working fluids selection helps to reduce the exergy destruction of intermediate heat exchanger, which could be up to 30.59%.