TY - NEWS
TI - Thermoeconomic optimization with PSO algorithm of waste heat recovery systems based on organic Rankine cycle system for a natural gas engine
AU - Valencia, Guillermo
AU - Acevedo Peñaloza, Carlos Humberto
AU - Duarte Forero, Jorge
AB - To contribute to the economic viability of waste heat recovery systems application based
on the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) under real operation condition of natural gas engines, this
article presents a thermoeconomic optimization results using the particle swarm optimization
(PSO) algorithm of a simple ORC (SORC), regenerative ORC (RORC), and double-stage ORC
(DORC) integrated to a GE Jenbacher engine type 6, which have not been reported in the literature.
Thermoeconomic modeling was proposed for the studied configurations to integrate the exergetic
analysis with economic considerations, allowing to reduce the thermoeconomic indicators that most
influence the cash flow of the project. The greatest opportunities for improvement were obtained for
the DORC, where the results for maximizing net power allowed the maximum value of 99.52 kW, with
85% and 80% efficiencies in the pump and turbine, respectively, while the pinch point temperatures
of the evaporator and condenser must be 35 and 16 ◦C. This study serves as a guide for future
research focused on the thermoeconomic performance optimization of an ORC integrated into a
natural gas engine.
DA - 2019-10-31
KW - thermoeconomic analysis
KW - exergy analysis
KW - PSO method
KW - gas engine
KW - waste heat recovery
PB - Energies
UR - https://repositorio.ufps.edu.co/handle/ufps/1732
ER -