Preliminary design and controlling strategies of a small-scale wood waste Rankine Cycle (RC) with a reciprocating steam engine (SE)

M. Badami and M. Mura

Energy, 2009, vol. 34, issue 9, 1315-1324

Abstract: In this paper, a small-scale Rankine Cycle (RC) operating as a combined heat and power (CHP) unit and fed by wood waste is studied and the preliminary design and theoretical analysis of the main RC components are presented. A reciprocating single-stage expansion steam engine (SE) was chosen as the expander device: its main characteristics and operative performance are discussed in detail. Finally, the off-design performance is studied with different part-load controlling strategies.

Keywords: Biomass; Boiler; Cogeneration; Distributed generation; Expander; Controlling strategies; Rankine Cycle; Reciprocating engine; Renewable energy source; Small-scale CHP; Steam engine; Wood waste (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2009.04.031

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