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Optimal power generation from low concentration coal bed methane in Iran |
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| Authors: | Hooman Farzaneh Majid Fahimi Yadollah Saboohi |
| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;2. Graduate School of the Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;3. Graduate School of the Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran;4. Sharif Energy Research Institute, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran |
| Abstract: | Development of a model for optimal power generation from the thermal oxidation of a low concentration coal bed mine has been considered as the main objective of this investigation. The model has been applied to identify the optimal thermodynamic characteristics of the power generation system through using a mixture with 1.6% methane concentration in a recuperative lean-burn gas turbine and coupling a gas engine to the system for more power generation from the remaining coal bed methane. The implementation of the model based on the real site condition would lead to the generation of 6.97 MW electricity in Tabas coal mine of Iran. |
| Keywords: | Coal bed methane energy recovery system exergy analysis optimization recuperative lean-burn gas turbine |