scholarly journals EFFECT OF HEATSINK FIN AND THERMAL INSULATORS ON OUTPUT OF THERMOELECTRIC POWER OF HEAT OF MOTORCYCLE EXHAUST GAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
Wisnu Yoga Perwira ◽  
Nyenyep Sri Wardani ◽  
Husin Bugis
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Thermal Insulation ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Aluminum Foil ◽  
Thermal Insulator ◽  
Significant Strength ◽  
Exhaust Heat

Thermoelectric can be utilized to convert exhaust heat into electricity. This study aims to determine the effect of heatsink height and thermal insulation on electric power generated from thermal powered thermoelectric plants. This research is using an experimental method. The technically of data analysis is descriptive comparative. In this research were used 10 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm heatsink fin. Thermal insulator materials are glass wool and aluminum foil. Electrical power obtained from multiplication of electrical voltage and electric current. The data analysis was indicated the increasing electrical power with increasing heatsink fin height. The higher power is accomplished by using heatsink fin 30mm at 0.56-watt power output, and the smaller power is obtained by using heatsink fin 10mm at 0.32-watt power output. The results of thermal insulation testing indicate that there is an increase in electrical power when the use of thermal insulator. Data analysis were reported the most significant strength is obtained on the use of 30 mm heatsink with an isolator of 0.76 watts, and the smallest power is obtained on the use of high heatsink 10 mm without thermal insulator is 0.32 watts. The results of this study indicate that the heatsink fins height and thermal insulators affect the power generated by thermoelectric power plants.

scholarly journals Analisis Pengaruh Perubahan Beban Generator Terhadap Efsiensi Kinerja PLTU Bosowa Energi Jeneponto Unit 2

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
Andreas Pangkung ◽  
Herman Nawir ◽  
Aditya Nugraha Adji Santoso
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Input Power ◽  
Steam Power ◽  
Steam Power Plants ◽  
Efficiency Performance

This study aims to determine the effect of changes in generator load on efficiency performance in steam power plants and to determine the amount of input power in the boiler. Data collection was carried out at PT. Bosowa Energi PLTU Jeneponto. The data are the power output, fuel consumption, and the calorific value of the fuel. Then perform data analysis by calculating input power and efficiency. From the result of the study, the highest efficiency is on May 20, 2018 at 18.00 with a load of 90.00 MW, namely 55.68% and the lowest efficiency is on May 12, 2018 at 03.00 with a load of 64.98 MW, namely 22.69%. The highest boiler input power based on the analysis results was on May 3, 2018 at 20.00, namely 356.61 MW, and the lowest boiler input power based on the analysis was on May 15, 2018 at 07.00, namely 128.14 MW.

Analysis and Comparison of the Performance of an Inverted Brayton Cycle and Turbo-Compounding With Decoupled Turbine and CVT Driven Compressor for Small Automotive Engines

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Lu ◽  
C. Brace ◽  
B. Hu ◽  
C. Copeland
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Consumption ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Ambient Pressure ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Brayton Cycle ◽  
Partial Load ◽  
Exhaust Heat

For an internal combustion engine, a large quantity of fuel energy (accounting for approximately 30% of the total combustion energy) is expelled through the exhaust without being converted into useful work. Various technologies including turbo-compounding and the pressurized Brayton bottoming cycle have been developed to recover the exhaust heat and thus reduce the fuel consumption and CO2 emission. However, the application of these approaches in small automotive power plants has been relatively less explored because of the inherent difficulties, such as the detrimental backpressure and higher complexity imposed by the additional devices. Therefore, research has been conducted, in which modifications were made to the traditional arrangement aiming to minimize the weaknesses. The turbocharger of the baseline series turbo-compounding was eliminated from the system so that the power turbine became the only heat recovery device on the exhaust side of the engine, and operated at a higher expansion ratio. The compressor was separated from the turbine shaft and mechanically connected to the engine via CVT. According to the results, the backpressure of the novel system is significantly reduced comparing with the series turbo-compounding model. The power output at lower engine speed was also promoted. For the pressurized Brayton bottoming cycle, rather than transferring the thermal energy from the exhaust to the working fluid, the exhaust gas was directly utilized as the working medium and was simply cooled by ambient coolant before the compressor. This arrangement, which is known as the inverted Brayton cycle was simpler to implement. Besides, it allowed the exhaust gasses to be expanded below the ambient pressure. Thereby, the primary cycle was less compromised by the bottoming cycle. The potential of recovering energy from the exhaust was increased as well. This paper analysed and optimized the parameters (including CVT ratio, turbine and compressor speed and the inlet pressure to the bottoming cycle) that are sensitive to the performance of the small vehicle engine equipped with inverted Brayton cycle and novel turbo-compounding system respectively. The performance evaluation was given in terms of brake power output and specific fuel consumption. Two working conditions, full and partial load (10 and 2 bar BMEP) were investigated. Evaluation of the transient performance was also carried out. Simulated results of these two designs were compared with each other as well as the performance from the corresponding baseline models. The system models in this paper were built in GT-Power which is a one dimension (1-D) engine simulation code. All the waste heat recovery systems were combined with a 2.0 litre gasoline engine.

scholarly journals Impacts of Ground Slope on Main Performance Figures of Solar Chimney Power Plants: A Comprehensive CFD Research with Experimental Validation

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Erdem Cuce ◽  
Pinar Mert Cuce ◽  
Harun Sen ◽  
K. Sudhakar ◽  
Umberto Berardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Output ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Maximum Velocity ◽  
Discrete Ordinates ◽  
Solar Chimney ◽  
Reference Case ◽  
Sloping Ground ◽  
Ground Slope

Geometric parameters in solar chimney power plants are numerically optimised for the purpose of better power output figures. Several parameters have been investigated in the pilot plant such as chimney height and diameter, collector diameter and slope, and slenderness. However, ground slope has not been studied to date despite its perspicuous impact on turbulent flow. In this study, the impacts of the different slope angles of the ground, where the solar radiation is absorbed through the collector, on the main performance parameters of the system are numerically analysed through a reliable CFD software ANSYS FLUENT. By considering the actual geometric figures of the pilot plant, a 3D model is constructed through DO (discrete ordinates) solar ray tracing algorithm and RNG k-ε turbulence model. For the solar intensity of 1000 W/m2, the maximum velocity inside the system is found to be 14.2 m/s, which is in good accordance with the experimental data of 15.0 m/s. Starting from 5 m inside the collector, the chimney inlet heights are reconfigured 0.209, 0.419, 0.625, 0.838, and 1.04 m, respectively, and when the ground slope is 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5°, the changes in the performance output of the system are investigated. For the reference case which refers to the horizontal ground, the maximum air velocity is determined to be 14.2 m/s and the power output is 54.3 kW. However, when the ground slope is made 0.5°, it is observed that the maximum velocity increases by 37% to 19.51 m/s, and the power output is enhanced to 63.95 kW with a rise of 17.7%. Sloping ground is found a key solution to improve the turbulent effects inside the plant, thus to enhance the electrical power output.

Modeling Power Generation Water Usage

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaron J. Peck ◽  
Amanda D. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Cooling Tower ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Closed Circuit ◽  
Cooling Systems ◽  
Temperature Range

Climate change can have a large effect on thermoelectric power generation. Typical thermoelectric power plants rely on water to cool steam in the condenser in order to produce electricity. Increasing global temperatures can increase average water temperatures as well as decrease the amount of water available for cooling due to evaporation. It is important to know how these parameters can affect power generation and efficiency of power systems, especially when assessing the water needs of a plant for a desired power output and whether a site can fulfill those needs. This paper explains the development of a model that shows how power and efficiency are affected due to changing water temperature and water availability for plants operating on a Rankine cycle. Both a general model of the simple Rankine cycle as well as modifications for regeneration and feedwater heating are presented. Power plants are analyzed for two different types of cooling systems: once-through cooling and closed circuit cooling with a cooling tower. Generally, rising temperatures in cooling water have been found to lower power generation and efficiency. Here, we present a method for quantifying power output and efficiency reductions due to changes in cooling water flow rates or water temperatures. Using specified plant parameters, such as boiler temperature and pressure, power and efficiency are modeled over a 5°C temperature range of inlet cooling water. It was found that over this temperature range, power decrease ranged from 2–3.5% for once through cooling systems, depending on the power system, and 0.7% for plants with closed circuit cooling. This shows that once-through systems are more vulnerable to changing temperatures than cooling tower systems. The model is also applied to Carbon Plant, a coal fired power plant in Utah that withdraws water from the Price River, to show how power and efficiency change as the temperature of the water changes using USGS data obtained for the Price River. The model can be applied to other thermoelectric power stations, whether actual or proposed, to investigate the effects of water conditions on projected power output and plant efficiency.

scholarly journals Site Determination for OTEC Turbine Installation of 100 MW Capacity in North Bali Waters

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Delyuzar Ilahude ◽  
Ai Yuningsih ◽  
Yani Permanawati ◽  
Mira Yosi ◽  
Rina Zuraida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Output ◽  
Pilot Plant ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Thermal Energy Conversion ◽  
Water Layers ◽  
Ocean Thermal Energy ◽  
Electrical Power Output ◽  
T Values

This research was conducted to investigate a suitable location for the OTEC (Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion) pilot plant in North Bali. The investigation was done by calculating the theoretical potential of electric power output using the method of Uehara and Ikegami (1990) for closed cycle OTEC. OTEC power plants require a temperature difference between surface and bottom water layers at least 20°C. Temperature data were obtained from the HYCOM temperature model for a period of 9 years (2008 - 2017) at 4 points which were verified with field data taken in 2017 using KR Geomarin III. The results of field measurements show that the sea surface temperature (SST) in the study area ranges from 28 to 31°C while at depth of 800 m 5.75°C. ∆T values range from 22 to 25°C. Verification of modelling temperature and measurement temperature shows that the modeling results resemble the temperature of North Bali Waters. Analyses results for the four points showed that B-11, located in the Tedjakula area, has the largest electrical power output (71,109 MW). Thus, point B-11 is the best location for development of OTEC pilot plant in North Bali Waters.

The Use of Integrated Mild/Partial Gasification Combined (IMPGC) Cycle Technology As a Potential Retrofit Option for Pulverized Coal Plants

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry A. Long ◽  
Ting Wang
Keyword(s):  
Power Output ◽  
Thermal Efficiency ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Steam Pressure ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Plant Performance ◽  
Performance And Emissions ◽  
Partial Gasification

Abstract Around 50% of the world’s electrical power supply comes from the Rankine cycle, and the majority of existing Rankine cycle plants are driven by coal. The problem is that coal power plants are environmentally unfriendly; particularly, older plants have low thermal efficiency and poor emissions. In addition, the conventional and common practices for retrofitting those older plants can only provide incremental improvements for plant performance and emissions. This paper introduces the concept of the Integrated Mild/Partial Gasification Combined (IMPGC) Cycle as one promising new technology that has the potential to significantly increase the thermal efficiency of these older plants as well as reduce their emissions. In contrast to the conventional Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC), IMPGC makes use of warm gas cleanup as well as mild and partial gasification to conveniently and seamlessly convert a simple Rankine cycle to a combined cycle, greatly improving the efficiency of the plant without altering the base plant’s design. Three different scenarios in total were simulated in addition to a simple subcritical Rankine cycle plant as a baseline for comparison: (1) a case using the same fuel input as the original baseline, (2) a case with the same total maximum power output as the baseline, and (3) a case where the turbine with the highest steam pressure (HPST) has the same mass flow rate through it as the equivalent turbine from the baseline case. The results show that IMPGC can improve the efficiency of Rankine cycles by up to nine (9) points (or ∼23%) and has the potential to augment total net power output by up to 2.5 times. This paper will analyze the specific challenges associated with retrofitting these plants and examine how the retrofit affects the plant performance and emissions.

DETERMINING THE APPARENT COST OF WATER FOR THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achyut Paudel ◽  
Joshua Richey ◽  
Jason Quinn ◽  
Todd M. Bandhauer
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Thermoelectric Power Plants
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