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Evaluation de l'isopentane, du R-245fa et de leurs mélanges comme fluides actifs pour les cycles organiques de Rankine.

Evaluation of isopentane, R-245fa and their mixtures as working fluids for organic Rankine cycles.

Auteurs : GARG P., KUMAR P., SRINIVASAN K., et al.

Type d'article : Article

Résumé

Low grade thermal energy from sources such as solar, geothermal and industrial waste heat in the temperature range of 380-425 K can be converted to electrical energy with reasonable efficiency using isopentane and R-245fa. While the former is flammable and the latter has considerable global warming potential, their mixture in 0.7/0.3 mole fraction is shown to obviate these disadvantages and yet retain dominant merits of each fluid. A realistic thermodynamic analysis is carried out wherein the possible sources of irreversibilities such as isentropic efficiencies of the expander and the pump and entropy generation in the regenerator, boiler and condenser are accounted for. The performance of the system in the chosen range of heat source temperatures is evaluated. A technique of identifying the required source temperature for a given output of the plant and the maximum operating temperature of the working fluid is developed. This is based on the pinch point occurrence in the boiler and entropy generation in the boiling and superheating regions of the boiler. It is shown that cycle efficiencies of 10-13% can be obtained in the range investigated at an optimal expansion ratio of 7-10.

Détails

  • Titre original : Evaluation of isopentane, R-245fa and their mixtures as working fluids for organic Rankine cycles.
  • Identifiant de la fiche : 30006873
  • Langues : Anglais
  • Source : Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 51 - n. 1-2
  • Date d'édition : 03/2013
  • DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.08.056

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