Numerical optimization of Combined Heat and Power Organic Rankine Cycles – Part A: Design optimization

Emanuele Martelli, Federico Capra and Stefano Consonni

Energy, 2015, vol. 90, issue P1, 310-328

Abstract: This two-part paper proposes an approach based on state-of-the-art numerical optimization methods for simultaneously determining the most profitable design and part-load operation of Combined Heat and Power Organic Rankine Cycles. Compared to the usual design practice, the important advantages of the proposed approach are (i) to consider the part-load performance of the ORC at the design stage, (ii) to optimize not only the cycle variables, but also the main turbine design variables (number of stages, stage loads, rotational speed). In this first part (Part A), the design model and the optimization algorithm are presented and tested on a real-world test case. PGS-COM, a recently proposed hybrid derivative-free algorithm, allows to efficiently tackle the challenging non-smooth black-box problem.

Keywords: Power cycles; District-heating; Cogeneration; Dry-expansion fluids; Cost model; Black-box optimization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.06.111

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