Performance Analysis of Transcritical Carbon Dioxide Rankine Cycle with Regenerator

Aklilu T. Baheta*, Sintayehu M. Hailegiorgis, Ahmed N. Oumer, Shaharin Anwar B. Sulaiman

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Abstract

Transcritical carbon dioxide Rankine cycle (TCRC) has a potential to convert low grade heat source into power. Thus, the objective of this paper is to evaluate TCRC performance based on the first and the second law of thermodynamics for wide and different operating conditions. To address this, TCRC thermal efficiency, exergetic efficiency, utilization ratio and the exergy destruction of the components are analyzed parametrically. Engineering Equation Solver (EES) is used to solve the set of equations and to evaluate the working fluid properties at the given conditions. For the analysis compressor efficiency, turbine efficiency and effectiveness of the regenerator are assumed to be 0.9, 0.9 and 0.95, respectively. The pump inlet pressure was assumed to be 6.2 MPa. It is found that at 10 MPa turbine inlet pressure 240°C is the optimal turbine inlet temperature operating condition. The percentage of exergy destructions at 240°C turbine inlet temperature are 0.94, 4.53, 9.55, 41.23, and 43.74 by the pump, turbine, condenser, heater and regenerator, respectively. Hence, the highest and the smallest exergy destructions are in the regenerator and the pump. This study will help to select the potential component for further improvement.

Original languageEnglish
Article number05020
JournalMATEC Web of Conferences
Volume225
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Nov 2018
Event2018 UTP-UMP-VIT Symposium on Energy Systems - Tamil Nadu, India
Duration: 18 Sept 201819 Sept 2018

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • General Engineering

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