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Design Analysis of Combined Gas-Vapour Micro
Power Plant with 30 kW Air Turbine
Marian Piwowarski, Krzysztof Kosowski
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Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(4):1397-1401
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ABSTRACT
This article presents basic results of the design analysis of a combined gas-vapour micro power plant
with a waste-heat boiler without exhaust reheat, working in the vapour section in the organic rankine cycle
(ORC) system. The analysis concerned working media most frequently used in those types of power plants
and that plan to be used in the future. The object of the analysis was a micro power plant with a 30 kW gas
(air) turbine for which the low-boiling medium was selected in such a way as to obtain maximum possible
power output of the vapour turbine and, consequently, the highest efficiency of the combined cycle. The analysis
also included vapour micro power plants with heat regeneration for so-called dry media and cycles without
heat regeneration for so-called wet media. The amount of thermal energy available for utilization in the
cogeneration micro power plant at the assumed condenser temperatures equalling 95ºC, 55ºC, and 30ºC,
respectively, was assessed. The most favourable medium in terms of the obtained power output and efficiency
of the combined cycle was selected and the effect of the low-boiling medium on design parameters of the
vapour micro turbine was assessed.