Fluids and parameters optimization for the organic Rankine cycles (ORCs) used in exhaust heat recovery of Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)

Hua Tian, Gequn Shu, Haiqiao Wei, Xingyu Liang and Lina Liu

Energy, 2012, vol. 47, issue 1, 125-136

Abstract: An Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system used in the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) exhaust heat recovery was proposed and techno-economically analyzed based on various working fluids. It is significant to recover ICE exhaust heat (about one third of energy generated from the fuel) by ORC system. In this paper, the suitable working fluids have been screened and recommended for the ORC system, among 20 fluids (boiling point temperature range from −51.60 to 32.05 °C) analyzed on the rated condition of one popular commercial diesel generator set. The cycle parameters, including the thermal efficiency (ηth), the expansion ratio (v2/v1), the net power output per unit mass flow rate of hot exhaust (Pnet), the ratio of total heat transfer area to net power output (A/Wnet), and electricity production cost (Epc), have also been analyzed and optimized. Results show that R141b, R123 and R245fa present the highest ηth and Pnet values ranging from 16.60% to 13.30% (ηth value), and from 60 to 49 kJ/kg (Pnet value). Meanwhile, the three fluids also express the lowest Epc values ranging from 0.30 to 0.35$/kWh, and lowest A/Wnet values ranging from 0.436 to 0.516 m2/kW. The optimum evaporating pressures for R141b, R123, R245fa are ranging from 2.8 MPa to 3.6 MPa.

Keywords: Working fluid; Organic Rankine cycle (ORC); Internal Combustion Engine (ICE); Exhaust gas; Techno-economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2012.09.021

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