车用有机朗肯循环系统中计量泵的性能研究

在模拟车用有机朗肯循环(organic Rankine cycle,ORC)系统的工作环境下,设计并搭建以R123作为工质的液压隔膜计量泵性能测试平台。在额定转速(2900 r/min)下,通过调节液压隔膜计量泵的冲程(25%、50%、75%、100%)和出口压力,得到变工况下液压隔膜计量泵的特性曲线,并分析液压隔膜计量泵的关键参数对车用ORC系统性能的影响情况。结果表明:液压隔膜计量泵的流量受冲程影响,与出口压力基本无关。其输入功率和实际运行效率均随着冲程的增加而升高,最高分别可达523.91 W、88.27%。应用该液压隔膜计量泵的模拟车用ORC系统吸热量变化范围较广,系统热效率最高可达12.81%。液压隔膜计量泵可应用于车用ORC系统,通过调节液压隔膜计量泵的冲程和出口压力,可实现提高车用ORC系统热效率、增加系统净输出功率的目的。     

Exergy analysis and optimisation of waste heat recovery systems for cement plants

In the last decades, heat recovery systems have received much attention due to the increase in fuel cost and the increase in environmental issues. In this study, different heat recovery systems for a cement plant are compared in terms of electricity generation and exergy analysis. The heat sources are available in high temperature (HT) and low temperature (LT). For the HT section a dual pressure Rankine cycle, a simple dual pressure Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) and a regenerative dual pressure ORC are compared. Also, for the LT section, a simple ORC is compared with transcritical carbon dioxide cycle. To find the best system, an optimisation algorithm is applied to all proposed cycles. The results show that for the HT section, regenerative ORC has the highest exergy efficiency and has the capability of producing nearly 7?MW electricity for a cement factory with the capacity of 3400 ton per day. The main reason for this is introducing the regenerative heat exchanger to the cycle. For the LT section, ORC showed a better performance than the CO₂ cycle. It is worth mentioning that the generated power in this section is far lower than that of the HT section and is equal to nearly 300?kW.     

非共沸混合工质用于C-ORC系统的热力学分析

以低温烟气为热源,以R245fa、R152a及不同比例R245fa/R152a混合物为工质,提出新型的再热-抽汽-内回热联合有机朗肯循环(C-ORC)系统,基于美国NIST提供的制冷剂物性参数查询软件(REFPROP)及数学处理软件(MATLAB)混合编程,以净输出功和热效率为主要目标参数,分析系统性能随抽汽回热器出口温度、再热温度、不同比例混合工质的变化关系。结果表明,相同蒸发温度下纯工质R245fa的热力性能优于R152a,其最佳的抽汽回热器出口温度分别为70和55℃,抽汽回热器出口温度对系统的影响要大于再热温度的影响;混合工质分析中,在70℃抽汽回热器出口温度、105℃再热温度下,存在R245fa/R152a最佳质量分数比0.85/0.15,对应的净输出功为37.18 k W、热效率为18.52%、火用损为30.08 k W,其中蒸发器、冷凝器所占的火用损最大。     

Modeling of natural gas fueled quadruple cycle for power applications

Performance improvement being a major need of the power sector aims at increasing efficiency, lowering air pollutants and ultimately cost. This paper explores a quadruple cycle, a hybrid of solid oxide fuel cell integrated with gas turbine, steam turbine and organic Rankine cycle totaling four cycles (SOFC-GT-ST-ORC), fueled primarily by natural gas for stationary power generation. A mathematical model of the configuration of the quadruple cycle is developed and the performance investigated through a parametric study of the thermodynamic components. The power output, efficiency and other results were validated with those found in literature. The quadruple cycle produced an efficiency of 66.1% with 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, R134a as the organic working fluid. This efficiency exceeded the performance of traditional thermodynamic cycles like single steam cycle, combined and triple cycle at similar operating conditions. Lastly, the quadruple cycle presents a potential for optimization with waste heat recovery.     

A comparative thermodynamic analysis of Kalina and organic Rankine cycles for hot dry rock: a prospect study in the Gonghe Basin

Hot dry rock is a new type of geothermal resource which has a promising application prospect in China. This paper conducted a comparative research on performance evaluation of two eligible bottoming cycles for a hot dry rock power plant in the Gonghe Basin. Based on the given heat production conditions, a Kalina cycle and three organic Rankine cycles were tested respectively with different ammonia-water mixtures of seven ammonia mass fractions and nine eco-friendly working fluids. The results show that the optimal ammonia mass fraction is 82% for the proposed bottoming Kalina cycle in view of maximum net power output. Thermodynamic analysis suggests that wet fluids should be supercritical while dry fluids should be saturated at the inlet of turbine, respectively. The maximum net power output of the organic Rankine cycle with dry fluids expanding from saturated state is higher than that of the other organic Rankine cycle combinations, and is far higher than the maximum net power output in all tested Kalina cycle cases. Under the given heat production conditions of hot dry rock resource in the Gonghe Basin, the saturated organic Rankine cycle with the dry fluid butane as working fluid generates the largest amount of net power.     

有机朗肯循环回收直接空冷机组排气余热系统的热力性能研究

空冷机组汽机排汽热损失巨大,而有机朗肯循环是利用中低温热源的重要技术之一。提出采用有机朗肯循环回收空冷机组汽轮机排汽余热的技术方案,建立空冷机组和有机朗肯循环的物理模型,编制有机朗肯循环回收空冷机组汽轮机排汽余热技术的模拟程序,并将模拟计算结果与厂家提供的某型号有机朗肯循环机组的性能数据进行对比。以内蒙古锡林郭勒盟某典型600 MW机组为对象,探究汽机乏汽温度、环境温度、ORC机组过热度等关键参数变化对系统热力性能的影响规律。结果表明,ORC机组净出功和ORC机组热效率随着汽机乏汽温度的升高而增大,而随着环境温度和ORC机组过热度的增大而减小。     

A new integrated renewable energy system for clean electricity and hydrogen fuel production

In this paper, a new renewable energy-based cogeneration system for hydrogen and electricity production is developed. Three different methods for hydrogen production are integrated with Rankine cycle for electricity production using solar energy as an energy source. In addition, a simple Rankine cycle is utilized for producing electricity. This integrated system consists of solar steam reforming cycle using molten salt as a heat carrier, solar steam reforming cycle using a volumetric receiver reactor, and electrolysis of water combined with the Rankine cycle. These cycles are simulated numerically using the Engineering Equation Solver (EES) based on the thermodynamic analyses. The overall energetic and exergetic efficiencies of the proposed system are determined, and the exergy destruction and entropy generation rates of all subcomponents are evaluated. A comprehensive parametric study for evaluating various critical parameters on the overall performance of the system is performed. The study results show that both energetic and exergetic efficiencies of the system reach 28.9% and 31.1%, respectively. The highest exergy destruction rates are found for the steam reforming furnace and the volumetric receiver reforming reactor (each with about 20%). Furthermore, the highest entropy generation rates are obtained for the steam reforming furnace and the volumetric receiver reforming reactor, with values of 174.1 kW/K and 169.3 kW/K, respectively. Additional parametric studies are undertaken to investigate how operating conditions affect the overall system performance. The results report that 60.25% and 56.14% appear to be the highest exergy and energy efficiencies at the best operating conditions.     

On the equilibrium of funicular polyhedral frames and convex polyhedral force diagrams

This paper presents a three-dimensional extension of graphic statics using polyhedral form and force diagrams for the design of compression-only and tension-only spatial structures with externally applied loads. It explains the concept of 3D structural reciprocity based on Rankine’s original proposition for the equilibrium of spatial frames. It provides a definition for polyhedral reciprocal form and force diagrams that allows including external forces and discusses their geometrical and topological characteristics. This paper furthermore provides a geometrical procedure for constructing a pair of reciprocal polyhedral diagrams from a given polyhedron representing either the form or force diagram of a structural system. Using this method, this paper furthermore suggests a design strategy for finding complex funicular spatial forms in pure compression (or tension), based on the construction of force diagrams through the aggregation of convex polyhedral cells. Finally, it discusses the effect of changes in the geometry of the force diagram on the geometry of the form diagram and the distribution of forces in it.     

Thermo-economic investigation on the hydrogen production through the stored solar energy in a salinity gradient solar pond: A comparative study by employing APC and ORC with zeotropic mixture

In this paper, a salinity gradient solar pond (SGSP) is used to harness the solar energy for hydrogen production through two cycles. The first cycle includes an absorption power cycle (APC), a proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzer, and a thermoelectric generator (TEG) unit; in the second one, an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) with the zeotropic mixture is used instead of APC. The cycles are analyzed through the thermoeconomic vantage point to discover the effect of key decision variables on the cycles’ performance. Finally, NSGA-II is used to optimize both cycles. The results indicate that employing ORC with zeotropic mixture leads to a better performance in comparison to utilizing APC. For the base mode, unit cost product (UCP), exergy, and energy efficiency when APC is employed are 59.9 $/GJ, 23.73%, and 3.84%, respectively. These amounts are 47.27 $/GJ, 29.48%, and 5.86% if ORC with the zeotropic mixture is utilized. The APC and ORC generators have the highest exergy destruction rate which is equal to 6.18 and 10.91 kW. In both cycles, the highest investment cost is related to the turbine and is 0.8275 $/h and 0.976 $/h for the first and second cycles, respectively. In the optimum state the energy efficiency, exergy efficiency, UCP, and H₂ production rate of the system enhances 42.44%, 27.54%,15.95%, and 38.24% when ORC with the zeotropic mixture is used. The maximum H₂ production is 0.47 kg/h, and is obtained when the mass fraction of R142b, LCZ temperature, pumps pressure ratio, generator bubble point temperature are 0.603, 364.35 K, 2.12, 337.67 K, respectively.     

基于遗传算法的汽油机朗肯循环余热回收系统的优化

为了更加高效利用汽油机排气余热,分析了某款汽油机排气余热回收潜力,建立了基于蒸发器和活塞式膨胀机的汽油机-朗肯循环联合余热回收系统模型。利用遗传算法,同时考虑膨胀机输出功、排气利用率、蒸发器效率和膨胀机绝热效率,以膨胀机输出功和系统总效率为优化目标,以蒸发压力和膨胀机转速为优化变量,对汽油机4个工况下朗肯循环系统的最佳运行参数进行了研究。结果表明,在整个发动机转速范围内,排气最大可利用效率均高于46%,转速越高则排气品质越高。在不同工况下存在最优的膨胀机转速和蒸发压力。经过优化,在选取的4个工况下,功率提高率均在6%以上,最高达到7.08%。