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Solar tower combined cycle plant with thermal storage: energy and exergy analyses

  • Mukhopadhyay, Soumitra;Ghosh, Sudip
    • Advances in Energy Research
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.29-45
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    • 2016
  • There has been a growing interest in the recent time for the development of solar power tower plants, which are mainly used for utility scale power generation. Combined heat and power (CHP) is an efficient and clean approach to generate electric power and useful thermal energy from a single heat source. The waste heat from the topping Brayton cycle is utilized in the bottoming HRSG cycle for driving steam turbine and also to produce process steam so that efficiency of the cycle is increased. A thermal storage system is likely to add greater reliability to such plants, providing power even during non-peak sunshine hours. This paper presents a conceptual configuration of a solar power tower combined heat and power plant with a topping air Brayton cycle. A simple downstream Rankine cycle with a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) and a process heater have been considered for integration with the solar Brayton cycle. The conventional GT combustion chamber is replaced with a solar receiver. The combined cycle has been analyzed using energy as well as exergy methods for a range of pressure ratio across the GT block. From the thermodynamic analysis, it is found that such an integrated system would give a maximum total power (2.37 MW) at a much lower pressure ratio (5) with an overall efficiency exceeding 27%. The solar receiver and heliostats are the main components responsible for exergy destruction. However, exergetic performance of the components is found to improve at higher pressure ratio of the GT block.

Energy Transfer Phenomenon in Organic EL Devices Having Single Emitting Layer (단층형 유기 EL 소자의 에너지 전달 특성에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Ju-Seung;Seo, Bu-Wan;Gu, Hal-Bon;Lee, Kyung-Sup
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2000.05b
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    • pp.331-334
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    • 2000
  • The organic electroluminescent(EL) device has gathered much interest because of its large potential in materials and simple device fabrication. We fabricated EL devices which have a blended single emitting layer containg poly(Nvinylcarbazole)[PVK] and poly(3-dodecylthiophene)[P3DoDT]. The molar ratio between P3DoDT and PVK changed with 1:0, 2:1 and 1:1. To improve the external quantum efficiency of EL devices, we applied insulating layer, LiF layer between polymer emitting layer and AI electrode. All of the devices emit orange-red light and it's can be explained that the energy transfer occurs from PVK to P3DoDT. Within the molar ratio 1:0, 2:1 and 1:1, the energy transfer was not saturated, which results in the not appearance of PVK emission in the blue region. In the voltage-current and voltage-light power characteristics of devices applied LiF layer, current and light power drastically increased with increasing with applied voltage. In the consequence of the result, the light power of the device have a molar ratio 1:1 with LiF layer was about 10 times larger than that of the device without PVK at 6V.

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Numerical simulation Analysis of Tip Clearance Flow in a Centrifugal Compressor

  • Zhou, Shuiqing;Wang, Jun;Wang, Chuanghua;Li, Ye
    • International Journal of Fluid Machinery and Systems
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.28-33
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    • 2014
  • In order to research the relationship between the tip clearance and leakage flow of centrifugal compressor, a high speed centrifugal compressor was investigated by using CFD. A numerical study on the effect of four different rotor tip clearance sizes of centrifugal compressor, which were 0.5times, 1 times, 1.5times and 2.0times of the design tip clearance, was carried out. Efficiency and pressure ratio curves were obtained under different mass flow. The reasons of the clearance vortex and the factors of vortex size were analyzed. The result indicated that with the increase of tip clearance size, the performance of the compressor changed obviously, the performance parameters such as efficiency and pressure ratio tended to decrease obviously. While, the leakage flow does not always lead to leak vortex. The strength of the vortex increased with the tip clearance. The size of leak vortex was affected by the pressure difference between the suction side and the pressure side of blade tip.

A study of the performance on large capacity screw compressors (중대형 스크루 압축기의 성능에 관한 연구)

  • Park, D.S.;Yang, S.H.;Lee, D.J.;Shin, J.K.;Yoo, S.Y.
    • Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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    • 2001.06e
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    • pp.668-671
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    • 2001
  • For the saving of energy consumption, it is necessary that the high efficient energy transfer machine. We found the optimum operating condition of screw water chiller during this performance test. The specifications of compressor for this performance test are as follows. Built-in volume ratio; Vi=2.4, using refrigerant; HCFC-22, nominal motor output; 60kW(80Hp). We found the test results on water cooled chiller standard test condition that the evaporating capacity is increased 8% maximum and 5.6% under same operating condition. and COP is increased 11 % max. and 8% under same operating condition with change of the evaporating inlet/outlet condition. For the results of these test, we can estimate the optimum operating condition of water cooled type screw chiller.

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Comparative Thermodynamic Analysis of Organic Rankine Cycle and Ammonia-Water Rankine Cycle (유기랭킨사이클과 암모니아-물 랭킨사이클의 열역학적 성능의 비교 해석)

  • KIM, KYOUNG HOON;KIM, MAN-HOE
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.27 no.5
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    • pp.597-603
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    • 2016
  • In this paper a comparative thermodynamics analysis is carried out for organic Rankine cycle (ORC) and ammonia-water Rankine cycle (AWRC) utilizing low-grade heat sources. Effects of the working fluid, ammonia concentration, and turbine inlet pressure are systematically investigated on the system performance such as mass flow rate, pressure ratio, turbine-exit volume flow, and net power production as well as the thermal efficiency. Results show that ORC with a proper working fluid shows higher thermal efficiency than AWRC, however, AWRC shows lower mass flow rate of working fluid and lower pressure ratio of expander than ORC.

A Study on Effect Analysis of Integrated Demand Management According to Energy System Management Model (Energy System Management 모형을 통한 통합 수요관리 효과분석에 관한 연구)

  • Kim, Yong-Ha;Jo, Hyeon-Mi;Kim, Young-Gil;Park, Hwa-Yong;Kim, Hyeong-Jung;Woo, Sung-Min
    • The Transactions of The Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.60 no.7
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    • pp.1339-1346
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    • 2011
  • This paper is developed to demand management scenario of energy consumption efficiency improvement, electricity generation efficiency improvement, network efficiency improvement, change of distribution ratio, movement of energy source, change of heating system, put of CHP to quantitatively assess to impact on energy use of demand management at the national level. This scenario can be applied Energy System Management model was developed based on Energy Balance Flow. In addition, effect analysis through built demand management scenario was quantitatively evaluated integrated demand management effectiveness of energy cost saving, CO2 emission reduction and energy savings of national level by calculating to primary energy source usage change in terms of integration demand management effect more often than not a single energy source separated electricity, heat and gas.

Effect of Hydrogen Enriched LPG Fuelled Engine with Converted from a Diesel Engine

  • Choi, Gyeung-Ho;Lee, Jae-Cheon;Chung, Yon-Jong;Caton, Jerald;Han, Sung-Bin
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.15 no.3 s.47
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    • pp.139-145
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study is to obtain low-emission and high-efficiency in LPG engine with hydrogen enrichment. The objective of this paper is to clarify the effects of hydrogen enrichment in LPG fuelled engine on exhaust emission, thermal efficiency and performance. The compression ratio of 8 was selected to avoid abnormal combustion. To maintain equal heating value of fuel blend, the amount of LPG was decreased as hydrogen was gradually added. The relative air-fuel ratio was increased from 0.8 to 1.3, and the ignition timing was controlled to be at MBT (minimum spark advance for best torque)

Experimental Study to Improve the Performance and Emission of CNG Dual Fuel Diesel Engine Mixed with Hydrogen (CNG Dual Fuel 디젤기관의 성능과 배출가스 개선을 위한 수소혼합 실험)

  • ;Masahiri Shioji
    • Journal of Energy Engineering
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.83-88
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    • 2000
  • In this study, the performance and pollutant emission of CNG engine using diesel oil as a source of ignition, so called CNG dual fuel diesel engine is considered by experiment. One of the unsolved problems of the natural gas dual fuel engine is that there is too much exhaust of total hydrocarbon (THC) at a low equivalent mixture ratio. To fix it, a natural gas mixed with hydrogen was applied to engine test. The results showed that the higher the mixture ratio of hydrogen to natural gas, the higher the combustion efficiency. and when the amount of the intake air is reached to 90% of WOT, the combustion efficiency was promoted. But, like a case making the injection timing earlier, the equivalent mixture ratio for the knocking limit decrease and the produce of NOx increases.

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천연가스 Dual Fuel기관의 성능과 배출가스 개선을 위한 수소혼합 실험

  • ;;Masahiro Shioji
    • Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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    • 1999.05a
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    • pp.95-100
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    • 1999
  • One of the unsolved problems of the natural gas dual fuel engine is that there is too much exhaust of Total Hydrogen Carbon(THC) at a low equivalent mixture ratio. To fix it, a natural gas mixed with hydrohen was applied to engine test. The results showed that the higher the mixture ratio of hydrogen to natural gas, the higher the combustion efficiency. And when the amount of the intake air is reached to 90% of WOT, the combustion efficiency was promoted. But, like a case making the injection timing earlier, the equivalent mixture ratio for the nocking limit decreases and the produce of NOx increases.

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Effects of hydrogen-enriched LPG fuelled engine on exhaust emission and thermal efficiency (LPG 엔진에서 수소첨가에 따른 배기 성능과 열효율에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, jinho;Cho, unglae;Choi, gyeungho
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.169-176
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of study is to obtain low-emission and high-efficiency in LPG engine with hydrogen enrichment. The test engine was named heavy-duty variable compression ratio single cylinder engine (VCSCE). The fuel supply system provides LPG/hydrogen mixtures based on same heating value. Various sensors such as crank shaft position sensor (CPS) and hall sensor supply spark timing data to ignition controller. Displacement of VCSCE is $1858.2cm^3$. VCSCE was runned 1400rpm with compression ratio 8. Spark timing was set MBT without knocking. Relative air-fuel ratio(${\lambda}$) of this work was varied between 0.76 and 1.5. As a result, i) Maximum thermal efficiency occurred at ${\lambda}$ value 1.0. It was shown that thermal efficiency was increased approximately 5% with hydrogen enrichment at same ${\lambda}$ value. ii) Engine-out carbon monoxide (CO) emissions were decreased at a great rate under LPG/hydrogen mixture fuelling. iii) Total hydrocarbon (THC) emission was much exhausted in rich zone, same as CO. But THC was exhausted a little bit more in lean zone. iv) Finally, engine-out oxides of nitrogen (NOx) was increased with ${\lambda}$ value 1.0 zone at a greater rate with hydrogen enrichment due to high adiabatic flame temperature.

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