Performance Analysis of a Waste Heat Recovery System for a Biogas Engine Using Waste Resources in an Industrial Complex

Kyung-Chul Cho, Ki-Yeol Shin (), Jaesool Shim (), San-Su Bae and Oh-Dae Kwon
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Kyung-Chul Cho: School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
Ki-Yeol Shin: School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
Jaesool Shim: School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
San-Su Bae: Daekyung Energy Engineering Co., Ltd., Seoul 08591, Republic of Korea
Oh-Dae Kwon: Four-One System Co., Ltd., Gyeongsan 38539, Republic of Korea

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 3, 1-15

Abstract: To achieve carbon neutrality and address global energy supply issues by 2050, there is active progress in the industrial sector for waste energy recovery and commercialization projects. It is necessary to consider both the energy recovery efficiency and economic feasibility based on the production volume for the resource utilization of waste energy, along with eco-friendly processing methods. In this study, a waste heat recovery system was designed to recover a large amount of thermal energy from high-temperature exhaust gases of gas engines for power generation by using biogas produced from organic waste in industrial complexes. Types and sizes of components for a waste heat recovery system that were suitable for various engine sizes depending on biogas production were designed, and the energy recovery efficiency was analyzed. The waste heat recovery system consisted of a smoke tube boiler that generated superheated steam at 161 °C under 490 kPa of pressure from the exhaust gas as the heat source, along with two economizers for heating both supply water and hot water. Heat exchangers that were suitable for three different engine sizes were configured, and their performance and energy flow were calculated. In particular, when operating two engines with a power output of 100 kW, the boiler showed the highest steam production efficiency, and the superheated steam production from high-temperature exhaust gas at 600 °C was designed to be 191 kg/h, while hot water at 58 °C was designed to be produced at 1000 kg/h. In addition, further research on the heat exchanger capacity ratio confirmed that it was within a certain range despite the difference in heat exchanger capacity and efficiency depending on the engine size. It was confirmed that the heat exchange capacity ratio of the boiler was important as an optimal-capacity design value for the entire system, as it ranged from 46% to 47% of the total heat exchanger size.

Keywords: waste heat recovery system; biogas engine; heat exchanger; efficiency; energy flow; optimum design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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