Performance comparison of an irreversible closed variable temperature heat reservoir Carnot engine under maximum power density and maximum power conditions

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-77
Author(s):  
G. Maheshwari ◽  
A. Mehta ◽  
S. Chaudhary ◽  
S. K. Somani
Keyword(s):  
Power Density ◽  
Variable Temperature ◽  
Performance Comparison ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Maximum Power Density ◽  
Heat Reservoir ◽  
Temperature Heat

Performance comparison of an irreversible closed variable-temperature heat reservoir brayton cycle under maximum power density and maximum power conditions

2005 ◽  
Vol 219 (7) ◽  
pp. 559-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Chen ◽  
J Zheng ◽  
F Sun ◽  
C Wu
Keyword(s):  
Power Density ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Variable Temperature ◽  
Thermal Capacity ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Brayton Cycle ◽  
Maximum Power Density ◽  
Temperature Ratio ◽  
Temperature Heat

The power density is taken as an objective for performance analysis of an irreversible closed Brayton cycle coupled to variable-temperature heat reservoirs. The analytical formulas about the relationship between power density and working fluid temperature ratio (pressure ratio) are derived with the heat resistance losses in the hot- and cold-side heat exchangers, the irreversible compression and expansion losses in the compressor and turbine, and the effect of the finite thermal capacity rate of the heat reservoirs. The obtained results are compared with those results obtained by using the maximum power criterion. The influences of some design parameters, including the temperature ratio of the heat reservoirs, the effectivenesses of the heat exchangers between the working fluid and the heat reservoirs, and the efficiencies of the compressor and the turbine, on the maximum power density are provided by numerical examples, and the advantages and disadvantages of maximum power density design are analysed. The power plant design with maximum power density leads to a higher efficiency and smaller size. When the heat transfers between the working fluid and the heat reservoirs are carried out ideally and the thermal capacity rates of the heat reservoirs are infinite, the results of this article become similar to those obtained in the recent literature.

scholarly journals Optimizing Power and Thermal Efficiency of an Irreversible Variable-Temperature Heat Reservoir Lenoir Cycle

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 7171
Author(s):  
Ruibo Wang ◽  
Lingen Chen ◽  
Yanlin Ge ◽  
Huijun Feng
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Variable Temperature ◽  
Thermal Capacity ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Inlet Temperature ◽  
Heat Reservoir ◽  
Heat Conductance ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
Power Point

Applying finite-time thermodynamics theory, an irreversible steady flow Lenoir cycle model with variable-temperature heat reservoirs is established, the expressions of power (P) and efficiency (η) are derived. By numerical calculations, the characteristic relationships among P and η and the heat conductance distribution (uL) of the heat exchangers, as well as the thermal capacity rate matching (Cwf1/CH) between working fluid and heat source are studied. The results show that when the heat conductances of the hot- and cold-side heat exchangers (UH, UL) are constants, P-η is a certain “point”, with the increase of heat reservoir inlet temperature ratio (τ), UH, UL, and the irreversible expansion efficiency (ηe), P and η increase. When uL can be optimized, P and η versus uL characteristics are parabolic-like ones, there are optimal values of heat conductance distributions (uLP(opt), uLη(opt)) to make the cycle reach the maximum power and efficiency points (Pmax, ηmax). As Cwf1/CH increases, Pmax-Cwf1/CH shows a parabolic-like curve, that is, there is an optimal value of Cwf1/CH ((Cwf1/CH)opt) to make the cycle reach double-maximum power point ((Pmax)max); as CL/CH, UT, and ηe increase, (Pmax)max and (Cwf1/CH)opt increase; with the increase in τ, (Pmax)max increases, and (Cwf1/CH)opt is unchanged.

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