Engineer, Yohan, Rezk, Ahmed, Elsheniti, Mahmoud B., Baniasadi, Ehsan and Fouly, Ahmed (2024). Optimizing Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) configurations integrated with transient industrial waste heat: a multi-objective approach. Discover Energy, 4 ,
Abstract
Decarbonizing heat-intensive industries by reusing the waste heat for power or combined heat and power systems is becoming increasingly important to address global warming. The Organic Rankine Cycle has shown a high level of feasibility and performed efficiently for utilizing medium-to-low-grade heat from renewable resources and heat-intensive industries for direct power generation. This study contributes to the field by conducting a techno-economic investigation of various Organic Rankine Cycle configurations to enhance energy conversion when real-life transient waste heat sources are available. These configurations were optimized to maximize energy output along with economic benefits. The non-linear programming by quadratic Lagrangian, a computational unintensive yet accurate optimization algorithm, was utilized for the multi-objective optimization. The optimized cycle configurations showed a 12.57% enhancement of turbine efficiency. Combining regeneration and recuperation enhanced the superheating by 32%, and the optimized air preheater cycle improved the overall objective by 64.2% compared to the pre-optimized conventional cycle, leading to a feasible 1.72-year payback period.
| Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s43937-024-00053-5 |
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| Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > School of Engineering and Technology > Mechanical, Biomedical & Design Aston University (General) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | organic Rankine cycle (ORC),Transient waste heat,Multi-objectives optimization,Variable expander efficiency,Economic benefits |
| Publication ISSN: | 2730-7719 |
| Data Access Statement: | No datasets were generated or analysed during the current study. |
| Last Modified: | 18 Nov 2024 08:52 |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Nov 2024 12:28 |
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| Published Date: | 2024-11-07 |
| Published Online Date: | 2024-11-07 |
| Accepted Date: | 2024-11-07 |
| Authors: |
Engineer, Yohan
Rezk, Ahmed ( 
0000-0002-1329-4146)
Elsheniti, Mahmoud B. Baniasadi, Ehsan Fouly, Ahmed |
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