Experimental development of a lithium bromide absorption power cycle

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68407700:21720/23:00365016

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.02.123" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.02.123</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.02.123" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.renene.2023.02.123</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Experimental development of a lithium bromide absorption power cycle

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Absorption cycles have been proposed not only for cooling but also for power generation, benefiting from temperature glide in heat exchangers, lowering exergy destruction. They can effectively utilise low-temperature solar, geothermal or waste heat. Apart from water-ammonia mixture, alternative working fluids may provide further advantages. Specifically attractive is an aqueous solution of salts such as lithium bromide (LiBr), also known from absorption cooling. Previous theoretical works found thermodynamic benefits of this concept mainly for heat sources around 100 °C and technical feasibility even for kW scale systems, but experimental works were limited. This work fills the gap by reporting on the world's first absorption power cycle (APC) using LiBr solution to convert low-temperature heat to power directly. A proof-of-concept system was built and operated with a 360 W design power output, featuring a nylon 3D printed turbine or measurement of temperature glide during phase change in the heat exchangers. This work includes extensive review of considerations for experimental system, design, commissioning and experimental performance. The measured turbine efficiency reached 25%, with a potential for significantly higher values. Over the range of explored conditions, if 65% expander performance was assumed, the maximal cycle efficiency could be around 5% and utilisation efficiency 0.5%.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Experimental development of a lithium bromide absorption power cycle

Popis výsledku anglicky

Absorption cycles have been proposed not only for cooling but also for power generation, benefiting from temperature glide in heat exchangers, lowering exergy destruction. They can effectively utilise low-temperature solar, geothermal or waste heat. Apart from water-ammonia mixture, alternative working fluids may provide further advantages. Specifically attractive is an aqueous solution of salts such as lithium bromide (LiBr), also known from absorption cooling. Previous theoretical works found thermodynamic benefits of this concept mainly for heat sources around 100 °C and technical feasibility even for kW scale systems, but experimental works were limited. This work fills the gap by reporting on the world's first absorption power cycle (APC) using LiBr solution to convert low-temperature heat to power directly. A proof-of-concept system was built and operated with a 360 W design power output, featuring a nylon 3D printed turbine or measurement of temperature glide during phase change in the heat exchangers. This work includes extensive review of considerations for experimental system, design, commissioning and experimental performance. The measured turbine efficiency reached 25%, with a potential for significantly higher values. Over the range of explored conditions, if 65% expander performance was assumed, the maximal cycle efficiency could be around 5% and utilisation efficiency 0.5%.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

20704 - Energy and fuels

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2023

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Renewable Energy

ISSN

0960-1481

e-ISSN

1879-0682

Svazek periodika

207

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

May

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

27

Strana od-do

321-347

Kód UT WoS článku

000952010600001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85149817858