Performance evaluation and experiment system for waste heat recovery of diesel engine

Gao Wenzhi, Zhai Junmeng, Li Guanghua, Bian Qiang and Feng Liming

Energy, 2013, vol. 55, issue C, 226-235

Abstract: In this paper, a waste heat recovery system is proposed where a high speed turbocharged diesel engine acts as the topper of a combined cycle with exhaust gases used for a bottoming Rankine cycle. The paper describes a mathematical model to evaluate the performance of Rankine cycle system with a reciprocating piston expander. The paper focuses on the performance evaluation and parameter selection of the heat exchanger and reciprocating piston expander that are suitable to waste heat recovery of ICE (internal combustion engine). The paper also describes the experimental setup and the preliminary results. The simulation results show that a proper intake pressure should be 4–5 MPa at its given mass flow rate of 0.015–0.021 kg/s depending on the waste heat recovery of a turbocharged diesel engine (80 kW/2590 rpm). The net power and net power rise rate at various ICE rotation speeds are calculated. The result shows that introducing heat recovery system can increase the engine power output by 12%, when diesel engine operates at 80 kW/2590 rpm. The preliminary experimental results indirectly prove the simulation model by two negative work loops in the P–V curve, under a low intake pressure and steam flow rate condition.

Keywords: Diesel engine; Waste heat recovery; Reciprocating piston expander (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2013.03.073

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