 Design and simulation of a solar-powered/fuel-assisted rankine engine for power generationH. Gari, A. Khalifa and A. Radhwan Applied Energy, 1988, vol. 30, issue 4, 245-260 Abstract: A solar-powered/fuel-assisted steam Rankine engine (SPFASRE) that generates a 36 kW steady electrical power is designed. Steam is generated at 230°C using an unfired boiler. The boiler is connected to oil loops that utilize 400 m2 of single axis tracking concentrating parabolic-trough collectors and an auxiliary gas-fired heater. The steam leaving the boiler is superheated to 400°C in an LPG-fired superheater. The Rankine engine features a two-stage turbine. The calculated steam Rankine cycle's efficiency at design condition is 23·2%. A computer program was developed to simulate the system's performance under design and off-design conditions. The results of the simulation indicate that the size of the solar collector chosen provides from 80% to 85% of the total energy required for the Rankine cycle during the summer, fall and spring seasons. In the winter season, however, about 70% of the total energy is supplied by solar energy. This paper describes the design of SPFASRE and its seasonally projected performance for Jeddah's climate in Saudi Arabia. Date: 1988 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:appene:v:30:y:1988:i:4:p:245-260 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Applied Energy is currently edited by J. Yan More articles in Applied Energy from Elsevier |
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