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Thermodynamic performance analysis of solar-biomass based gas turbine- Rankine–Kalina combined triple power cycle

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Adding renewable energy sources to an existing power system is one way to increase the power output of that system and make it more efficient. This study investigates the thermodynamics of a triple power cycle that combines Gas Turbine (GT), Rankine cycle (RC), and Kalina cycle (KC) with Solar and Biomass assistance. For top** cycle, an existing Gas Turbine cycle was used, whereas the intermediate cycle in the notion of research is the Rankine cycle and the bottoming cycle is Kalina cycle in the concept of study. Parametric optimisation was used to determine the best efficient system operating parameters as well as the likely maximum overall performances for each of the single and multi-systems. In the literature, the collector efficiency of the solar field is found to be 53.17%, however, in the current investigation, it is 53.35%. Similar to how the thermal efficiency of the solar field in the literature is discovered to be 36.12% while it is 36.74% in the current study, the current value is supported by the tiny variation in the current value. The power developed by Gas Turbine post the eclectic analysis was evaluated as 40.71 MW, it was quantified as 14.32 MW and 5.982 MW using Rankine and Kalina cycles, respectively. The energy and exergy efficiencies were computed as 40.53% and 41.38%. This research evinces that the modules of PTC and biogas considered in this study contribute to enhancing the power of a triple power cycle.

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Abbreviations

Aa :

Collector aperture

Cr :

Concentration ratio

D:

Diameter

F:

Objective function

GT:

Gas turbine

Gb :

Beam radiation of solar, W/m2

hca :

Convection coefficient between cover and atmosphere, W/m2 K

L:

Length of tube

\(\dot{m}\) :

Mass flow rate

M:

Amount of air pollutions

KC:

Kalina cycle

Np :

Parallel series of modules in the collector

NPTC :

Sum of all collector’s modules

Ns :

Modules in series in PTC

P:

Pressure

PTC:

Parabolic trough collector

Q:

Heat transfer, kJ/kg

RC:

Rankine cycle

Rc :

Universal gas constant

rp :

Pressure ratio

T:

Temperature

Tsun :

Sun temperature

TIT:

Turbine inlet temperature

VAS:

Vapour absorption system

W:

Breadth in mm

Ɛ:

Emittance of solar surface

η:

Efficiency of cycle

µα :

Chemically correct A:F ratio

\(\Delta P\) :

Drop of pressure in kPa

Ƴ:

Capacity ratio of heat

\({\xi }_{fuel}\) :

Exergy factor

µ:

Dynamic viscosity, Pa s

\(\epsilon\) :

Effectiveness

a:

Air

am:

Atmospheric

b:

Combustor

ci :

Inner cover

co :

Outer cover

cond:

Condenser

dest:

Destroyed

gen:

Generator

isen, C:

Compressor isentropic

isen, T:

Turbine isentropic

m:

Mechanical

opt:

Optimum

ri, ro :

Inner receiver, outer receiver

u:

Useful

w:

Water

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, Chhattisgarh, 491001, India

    Manish Kumar & Arun Arora

  2. Department of Computer Science Engineering, Bhilai Institute of Technology, Durg, Chhattisgarh, 491001, India

    Shanu Pandey

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, IES College of Technology, Bhopal, MP, 462044, India

    Anil Singh Yadav & Rajan Kumar

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, BIT Sindri, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, 828123, India

    Abhishek Sharma

  5. Architecture, Planning and Energy Efficiency, CSIR-Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee, Uttarakhand, 247667, India

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Kumar, M., Arora, A., Pandey, S. et al. Thermodynamic performance analysis of solar-biomass based gas turbine- Rankine–Kalina combined triple power cycle. Multiscale and Multidiscip. Model. Exp. and Des. 7, 673–688 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41939-023-00235-z

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