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A graphical criterion for working fluid selection and thermodynamic system comparison in waste heat recovery

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

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Abstract

Abstract In the present study, we proposed a graphical criterion called CE diagram by achieving the Pareto optimal solutions of the annual cash flow and exergy efficiency. This new graphical criterion enables both working fluid selection and thermodynamic system comparison for waste heat recovery. It's better than the existing criterion based on single objective optimization because it is graphical and intuitionistic in the form of diagram. The features of CE diagram were illustrated by studying 5 examples with different heat-source temperatures (ranging between 100 °C to 260 °C), 26 chlorine-free working fluids and two typical ORC systems including basic organic Rankine cycle(BORC) and recuperative organic Rankine cycle (RORC). It is found that the proposed graphical criterion is feasible and can be applied to any closed loop waste heat recovery thermodynamic systems and working fluids.

Original languageEnglish
Article number6742
Pages (from-to)772-782
Number of pages11
JournalApplied Thermal Engineering
Volume89
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jul 2015

Keywords

  • Graphical criterion
  • Multi-objectives genetic algorithm (MOGA)
  • Organic Rankine cycle (ORC)
  • System comparison
  • Waste heat recovery (WHR)
  • Working fluid selection

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