Mechanism of the heat exchange promotion by superimposing the external sound wave in standing-wave thermoacoustic system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koto Hiramatsu ◽  
Shin-ichi SAKAMOTO ◽  
Yoshiaki Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Layer ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Sound Wave ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Work Flow ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Particle Displacement ◽  
View Point ◽  
Exchange Area ◽  
Flow Generation

Abstract For improvement of energy conversion efficiency, sound wave is superimposed with a loudspeaker to the working fluid in the stack. By using this method the work-flow generation of the stack was enhanced. To analyze this enhancement mechanism, the thickness of the boundary layer and the heat exchange area in the stack are calculated from the view point of heat exchange circumstance. The effect of the heat exchange circumstance on the particle displacement and heat flow is investigated. As a result, it is confirmed that the superimposed sound wave improves the heat exchange circumstance and then the thermoacoustic phenomenon is enhanced.

Finite Time Thermodynamics: Realizability Domain of Heat to Work Converters

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Zaeva ◽  
A. M. Tsirlin ◽  
O. V. Didina
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Finite Time ◽  
Heat Engine ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Finite Time Thermodynamics

Abstract From the point of view of finite time thermodynamics, the performance boundaries of thermal machines are considered, taking into account the irreversibility of the heat exchange processes of the working fluid with hot and cold sources. It is shown how the kinetics of heat exchange affects the shape of the optimal cycle of a heat engine and its performance, with a focus on the energy conversion efficiency in the maximum power mode. This energy conversion efficiency can depend only on the ratio of the heat transfer coefficients to the sources or not depend on them at all. A class of kinetic functions corresponding to “natural” requirements is introduced and it is shown that for any kinetics from this class the optimal cycle consists of two isotherms and two adiabats, not only for the maximum power problem, but also for the problem of maximum energy conversion efficiency at a given power. Examples are given for calculating the parameters of the optimal cycle for the case when the heat transfer coefficient to the cold source is arbitrarily large and for kinetics in the form of a Fourier law.

Selection of organic Rankine cycle working fluid based on unit-heat-exchange-area net power

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1548-1553
Author(s):  
Mei-ru Guo ◽  
Qi-di Zhu ◽  
Zhi-qiang Sun ◽  
Tian Zhou ◽  
Jie-min Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Exchange Area ◽  
Selection Of

scholarly journals On the Impact of the Dynamics of Heat Transfer of the Thermal Machine Working Fluid and Heat Sources on the Shape of the Boundary of the Set of Realizable Regimes

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Margarita Zaeva ◽  
Anatoly Tsirlin ◽  
Olga Didina
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Energy Conversion ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Heat Engine ◽  
Energy Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Transfer Coefficients ◽  
The Impact

From the point of view of finite time thermodynamics, the performance boundaries of thermal machines are considered, taking into account the irreversibility of the heat exchange processes of the working fluid with hot and cold sources. We show how the dynamics of heat exchange affects the shape of the optimal cycle of a heat engine and its performance, in particular, energy conversion efficiency in the maximum power mode. This energy conversion efficiency can depend only on the ratio of the heat transfer coefficients to the sources, or not depend on them at all. A class of dynamic functions corresponding to “natural” requirements is introduced and it is shown that, for any dynamics from this class, the optimal cycle consists of two isotherms and two adiabats, not only for the maximum power problem, but also for the problem of maximum energy conversion efficiency at a given power. Examples are given for calculating the parameters of the optimal cycle for the cases when the heat transfer coefficient to the cold source is arbitrarily large, and for dynamics in the form of a linear phenomenological (Fourier heat transfer) law.

Optimization of an Organic Rankine Cycle-Based Waste Heat Recovery System Using a Novel Target-Temperature-Line Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Zahurul Haq
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat Recovery ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Optimum Operating ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Operating Parameters ◽  
Target Temperature

Abstract Organic Rankine cycle (ORC)-based waste heat recovery (WHR) systems are simple, flexible, economical, and environment-friendly. Many working fluids and cycle configurations are available for WHR systems, and the diversity of working fluid properties complicates the synergistic integration of the efficient heat exchange in the evaporator and net output work. Unique guidelines to select a proper working fluid, cycle configuration and optimum operating parameters are not readily available. In the present study, a simple target-temperature-line approach is introduced to get the optimum operating parameters for the subcritical ORC system. The target-line is the locus of temperatures satisfying the pinch-point temperature difference along the length of the heat exchanger. Employing the approach, study is carried out with 38 pre-selected working fluids to get the optimum operating parameters and suitable fluid for heat source temperatures ranging from 100 °C to 300 °C. Results obtained are analyzed to get cross-correlations between key operating and performance parameters using a heat-map diagram. At the optimum condition, optimal working fluid’s critical temperature and pressure, evaporator saturation temperature, effectivenesses of the heat exchange in the evaporator, cycle, and overall WHR system exhibit strong linear correlations with the heat source temperature.

scholarly journals Theoretical and Experimental Cost–Benefit Assessment of Borehole Heat Exchangers (BHEs) According to Working Fluid Flow Rate

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4925
Author(s):  
Borja Badenes ◽  
Miguel Ángel Mateo Pla ◽  
Teresa Magraner ◽  
Javier Soriano ◽  
Javier F. Urchueguía
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Cost Benefit ◽  
Operating Costs ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Geothermal Systems ◽  
Operational Parameters ◽  
Pumping Rate

In ground-source heat-pump systems, the heat exchange rate is influenced by various design and operational parameters that condition the thermal performance of the heat pump and the running costs during exploitation. One less-studied area is the relationship between the pumping costs in a given system and the heat exchange rate. This work analyzes the investment and operating costs of representative borehole heat-exchanger configurations with varying circulating flow rate by means of a combination of analytical formulas and case study simulations to allow a precise quantification of the capital and operational costs in typical scenario. As a conclusion, an optimal flow rate minimizing either of both costs can be determined. Furthermore, it is concluded that in terms of operating costs, there is an operational pumping rate above which performance of geothermal systems is energetically strongly penalized.

Chemical-looping combustion — a thermodynamic study

2008 ◽  
Vol 222 (6) ◽  
pp. 1005-1019 ◽  
Author(s):  
N R McGlashan
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchange ◽  
Redox Reactions ◽  
Oxygen Carrier ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Reduction Process ◽  
Equilibrium Temperature ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Chemical Looping Combustion ◽  
Chemical Looping ◽  
Ic Engine

The poor performance of internal combustion (IC) engines can be attributed to the departure from equilibrium in the combustion process. This departure is expressed numerically, as the difference between the working fluid's temperature and an ideal ‘combustion temperature’, calculated using a simple expression. It is shown that for combustion of hydrocarbons to be performed reversibly in a single reaction, impractically high working fluid temperatures are required — typically at least 3500 K. Chemical-looping combustion (CLC) is an alternative to traditional, single-stage combustion that performs the oxidation of fuels using two reactions, in separate vessels: the oxidizer and reducer. An additional species circulates between the oxidizer and reducer carrying oxygen atoms. Careful selection of this oxygen carrier can reduce the equilibrium temperature of the two redox reactions to below current metallurgical limits. Consequently, using CLC it is theoretically possible to approach a reversible IC engine without resorting to impractical temperatures. CLC also lends itself to carbon capture, as at no point is N2 from the air allowed to mix with the CO2 produced in the reduction process and therefore a post-combustion scrubbing plant is not required. Two thermodynamic criteria for selecting the oxygen carrier are established: the equilibrium temperature of both redox reactions should lie below present metallurgical limits. Equally, both reactions must be sufficiently hot to ensure that their reaction velocity is high. The key parameter determining the two reaction temperatures is the change in standard state entropy for each reaction. An analysis is conducted for an irreversible CLC system using two Rankine cycles to produce shaft work, giving an overall efficiency of 86.5 per cent. The analysis allows for irreversibilites in turbine, boiler, and condensers, but assumes reactions take place at equilibrium. However, using Rankine cycles in a CLC system is considered impractical because of the need for high-temperature, indirect heat exchange. An alternative arrangement, avoiding indirect heat exchange, is discussed briefly.

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