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Exergy analysis of an externally-fired combined cycle power plant using the concept of avoidable thermodynamic inefficiencies

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Cziesla F. , Tsatsaronis G. , Gao Z.

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tom R. 101, z. 4-M

51--62

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The real thermodynamic inefficiencies in a thermal system are related to exergy destruction and exergy loss. An exergy analysis identifies the system components with the highest exergy destruction and the processes that cause them. However, only a part of the exergy destruction in a component can be avoided. A minimum exergy destruction rate for each system component is imposed by physical, technological, and economic constraints. The difference between the total and the unavoidable exergy destruction rate represents the avoidable exergy destruction rate, which provides a realistic measure of the potential for improving the thermodynamic efficiency of a component. This concept is applied to the exergetic analysis and evaluation of an externally-fired combined cycle power plant.

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W pracy przedstawiono analizę strat termodynamicznych w rzeczywistych układach cieplnych odnoszącą się do egzergii i umożliwiającą identyfikację elementów systemu wykazujących największe jej rozpraszanie. Wielkość rozpraszanej egzergii dla każdego składnika zależy od czynników fizycznych, technologicznych i ekonomicznych. Różnica pomiędzy całkowitym a niemożliwym do uniknięcia rozpraszaniem egzergii przedstawia możliwą do uniknięcia jej stratę i stanowi miarę możliwego zwiększenia efektywnej wydajności termodynamicznej elementu. Koncepcję tą zastosowano do analizy egzergii w systemach energetycznych z zewnętrzną komorą spalania.

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Exergy analysis of the performance of low-temperature district heating system with geothermal heat pump

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Sekret R. , Nitkiewicz A.

Archives of Thermodynamics

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2014

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tom Vol. 35, no. 1

77--86

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Exergy analysis of low temperature geothermal heat plant with compressor and absorption heat pump was carried out. In these two concepts heat pumps are using geothermal water at 19.5°C with spontaneous outflow 24 m3/h as a heat source. The research compares exergy efficiency and exergy destruction of considered systems and its components as well. For the purpose of analysis, the heating system was divided into five components: geothermal heat exchanger, heat pump, heat distribution, heat exchanger and electricity production and transportation. For considered systems the primary exergy consumption from renewable and non-renewable sources was estimated. The analysis was carried out for heat network temperature at 50/40°C, and the quality regulation was assumed. The results of exergy analysis of the system with electrical and absorption heat pump show that exergy destruction during the whole heating season is lower for the system with electrical heat pump. The exergy efficiencies of total system are 12.8% and 11.2% for the system with electrical heat pump and absorption heat pump, respectively.

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Exergy analysis of the coal gasification process in ex-situ conditions

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Janoszek T.

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tom Vol. 12, iss. 3

32--37

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In this article the possibilities of implementing exergy analysis of coal gasification processes in ex-situ conditions was presented. The analysis was performed in order to detect the sources of exergy loss. The experimental results of the coal gasification process are also presented and was used as input data to perform the exergy analysis of the coal gasification process.

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Comparison of a dual-fuel internal combustion engine performance for CNG and gasoline fuels

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Ameri M. , Kiaahmadi F. , Khanaki M. M.

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tom Vol. 92, nr 4

214--226

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In this paper, comparison of a dual-fuel internal combustion engine performance for CNG and gasoline fuels is evaluated at the steady-state condition by application of energy and exergy analysis using the experimental test results. The energy and exergy balances are calculated at different engine speeds. The results show that the energy and exergy of the heat rejection for gasoline and CNG fuels increases with increasing engine speed and the exergy efficiencies are slightly higher than the corresponding energy efficiencies. Moreover, the results show that the exergy efficiency for gas-fuel is higher than the gasoline-fuel exergy efficiency at all engine speeds. The results show that due to volumetric efficiency drop, power and torque of the gas-fuel engine is lower than gasoline-fuel one. Furthermore, the specific fuel consumption of the gas-fuel engine is lower than gasoline-fuel one. The results of this study have revealed that the most important source of the system inefficiency is the destruction of exergy by irreversible processes, mostly by the combustion. Moreover, it should be noted that liquid fuels like gasoline have many important advantages like much greater volumetric energy density, ease of transport and storage, which have made them as the preferred fuels for IC engines.

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Thermal analysis of heat and power plant with high temperature reactor and intermediate steam cycle

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Fic A. , Składzień J. , Gabriel M.

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2015

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tom Vol. 36, no. 1

3--18

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Thermal analysis of a heat and power plant with a high temperature gas cooled nuclear reactor is presented. The main aim of the considered system is to supply a technological process with the heat at suitably high temperature level. The considered unit is also used to produce electricity. The high temperature helium cooled nuclear reactor is the primary heat source in the system, which consists of: the reactor cooling cycle, the steam cycle and the gas heat pump cycle. Helium used as a carrier in the first cycle (classic Brayton cycle), which includes the reactor, delivers heat in a steam generator to produce superheated steam with required parameters of the intermediate cycle. The intermediate cycle is provided to transport energy from the reactor installation to the process installation requiring a high temperature heat. The distance between reactor and the process installation is assumed short and negligable, or alternatively equal to 1 km in the analysis. The system is also equipped with a high temperature argon heat pump to obtain the temperature level of a heat carrier required by a high temperature process. Thus, the steam of the intermediate cycle supplies a lower heat exchanger of the heat pump, a process heat exchanger at the medium temperature level and a classical steam turbine system (Rankine cycle). The main purpose of the research was to evaluate the effectiveness of the system considered and to assess whether such a three cycle cogeneration system is reasonable. Multivariant calculations have been carried out employing the developed mathematical model. The results have been presented in a form of the energy efficiency and exergy efficiency of the system as a function of the temperature drop in the high temperature process heat exchanger and the reactor pressure.

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Exergy life cycle assessment indicators in Colombian gold mining sector

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Cano N. A. , Hasenstab C. , Velásquez H. I.

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tom Vol. 19, iss. 3

151--165

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Thermodynamic methods, such as exergy analysis allow the assessment of environmental load (environmental impacts), by calculating the entropy generated or exergy destroyed due to the use of renewable and non-renewable resources along the entire production chain. In this research, exergy analysis will be approached as an extension of LCA to ExLCA (Exergy Life Cycle Assessment), as complementary tools, for sustainability assessment of two gold mining systems in Colombia: open-pit and alluvial mining. It is quantified exergy life cycle efficiencies; Cumulative Energy/ Exergy Demand, by distinguishing between renewable and non-renewable resources used in the process. The energy contained in renewable and non-renewable resources, interpreted as a measure of its utility potential, and which inefficient use generates waste streams with an exergy content that may be a measure of its potential to cause environmental damage. For open-pit mining 53% of exergy consumed comes from fossil energy, and 26% of energetic use of water, while in alluvial mining, 94% of exergy flow comes from water as a resource used within process activities. In order to reduce the environmental impact associated with gold generation life cycle described in this study, four strategies should be implemented; 1) Increasing efficiency, by reducing the exergy required in tails and extraction stages in open-pit mining process and, casting and molding stage in alluvial mining process, where large exergy supplies are required. 2) Increasing efficiency through the reduction of exergy emissions and residues in casting and molding stage in alluvial mining, and stripping stage in open-pit mining. 3) Using external exergy resources, such as renewable resources from nature (solar, wind, hydraulic). 4) Applying the concept of circular economy, which implies the reduction in consumption of resources.

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Exergetic Analysis of Hybrid Photovoltaic - Thermal Solar Collectors Coupled to Organic Rankine Cycles

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Pinto C. , Mady C. E.

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2018

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tom Vol. 28, no. 4

1--12

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In this work, the application of hybrid solar modules that combine photovoltaic panels and solar thermal collectors coupled with a low-temperature thermal cycle such as the Organic Rankine Cycle is discussed, their main purpose being an increase in the total electric power production per available area. This work will study the thermal and electrical power production efficiency of the hybrid system, the increase in the PV module electric conversion efficiency due to their cooling through heat transfer to the thermal cycle and the total exergetic efficiency of the system. A simplified simulation of the system in steady state conditions based on a thermal efficiency model will be performed with the aid of the EES (Engineering Equation Solver) software using climate data from Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. The study shows that while the PV/T+ORC system does fulfill the purpose of increasing the electrical power generation both from the generator coupled to the thermal cycle and from the increase in the PV module efficiency due to its cooling. Thus, there is an increase the overall exergy efficiency of the system compared to uncoupled PV/T collectors.

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W pracy omówiono zastosowanie hybrydowych modułów słonecznych łączących panele fotowoltaiczne z kolektorami słonecznymi w połączeniu z niskotemperaturowym cyklem termicznym, takim jak cykl organiczny Rankine'a, którego głównym celem jest zwiększenie całkowitej produkcji energii elektrycznej. W pracy zbadano wydajność produkcji energii cieplnej i elektrycznej w systemie hybrydowym, wzrost sprawności konwersji energii modułu fotowoltaicznego ze względu na ich chłodzenie poprzez przeniesienie ciepła do cyklu termicznego i całkowitą efektywność energetyczną układu. Uproszczona symulacja systemu w warunkach stanu ustalonego w oparciu o model sprawności cieplnej została przeprowadzona za pomocą oprogramowania EES (Engineering Equation Solver) wykorzystującego dane klimatyczne z Campinas, São Paulo, Brazylia. Badania wykazały, że system PV/T + ORC spełnia cel zwiększenia wytwarzania energii elektrycznej zarówno z generatora połączonego z cyklem termicznym, jak i ze wzrostu sprawności modułu PV ze względu na jego chłodzenie. W ten sposób zwiększa się ogólna efektywność egzergii systemu w porównaniu z niezwiązanymi kolektorami PV/T.