Power generation and heating performances of integrated system of ammonia–water Kalina–Rankine cycle. (1st March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhang, Zhi; Guo, Zhanwei; Chen, Yaping; Wu, Jiafeng; Hua, Junye
• Is Part Of: Energy conversion and management. Volume 92(2015)
• Page Start: 517
• Page End: 522
• Publication Date: 2015-03-01
• Subjects: Ammonia–water -- Rankine cycle -- Kalina cycle -- Heating season -- Integrated system; Direct energy conversion -- Periodicals; Energy storage -- Periodicals; Energy transfer -- Periodicals; Énergie -- Conversion directe -- Périodiques; Direct energy conversion; Periodicals; 621.3105
• DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.12.084
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0196-8904

Abstract

Highlights: Integrated system of ammonia–water Kalina–Rankine cycle (AWKRC) is investigated. Ammonia–water Rankine cycle is operated for cogenerating room heating-water in winter. Kalina cycle with higher efficiency is operated for power generation in other seasons. Power recovery efficiency accounts thermal efficiency and waste heat absorbing ratio. Heating water with 70 °C and capacity of 55% total reclaimed heat load is cogenerated. Abstract: An integrated system of ammonia–water Kalina–Rankine cycle (AWKRC) for power generation and heating is introduced. The Kalina cycle has large temperature difference during evaporation and small one during condensation therefore with high thermal efficiency for power generation, while the ammonia–water Rankine cycle has large temperature difference during condensation as well as evaporation, thus it can be adopted to generate heating-water as a by-product in winter. The integrated system is based on the Kalina cycle and converted to the Rankine cycle with a set of valves. The performances of the AWKRC system in different seasons with corresponding cycle loops were studied and analyzed. When the temperatures of waste heat and cooling water are 300 °C and 25 °C respectively, the thermal efficiency and power recovery efficiency of Kalina cycle are 20.9% and 17.4% respectively in the non-heating seasons, while these efficiencies of the ammonia–water Rankine cycle are 17.1% and 13.1% respectively with additional 55.3% heating recovery ratio or with comprehensive efficiency 23.7% higher than that of the Kalina cycle in heating season.