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Research on Off-Design Characteristics and Control of an Innovative S-CO 2 Power Cycle Driven by the Flue Gas Waste Heat

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  • Shaohua Hu

    (School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China)

  • Yaran Liang

    (School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China)

  • Ruochen Ding

    (China Three Gorges Corporation Science and Technology Research Institute, Beijing 100038, China)

  • Lingli Xing

    (Hunan Province College Key Laboratory of Molecular Design and Green Chemistry, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201, China)

  • Wen Su

    (School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China)

  • Xinxing Lin

    (China Three Gorges Corporation Science and Technology Research Institute, Beijing 100038, China)

  • Naijun Zhou

    (School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China)

Abstract

Recently, supercritical CO 2 (S-CO 2 ) has been extensively applied for the recovery of waste heat from flue gas. Although various cycle configurations have been proposed, existing studies predominantly focus on the steady analysis and optimization of different S-CO 2 structures under design conditions, and there is a noticeable deficiency in off-design research, especially for the innovative S-CO 2 cycles. Thus, in this work aimed at the proposed novel S-CO 2 power cycle, off-design characteristics and corresponding control strategies are investigated for the waste heat recovery. Based on the design parameters of the S-CO 2 cycle, structural dimensions of printed circuit heat exchangers (PCHEs) and shell-and-tube heat exchangers are determined, and design values of turbines and compressors are specified. On this basis, off-design models for these key components are formulated. By manipulating variables such as cooling water inlet temperature, cooling water mass flow rate, flue gas inlet temperature and flue gas mass flow rate, cycle performances of the system are analyzed under off-design conditions. The simulation results show that when the inlet temperature and the mass flow rate of cooling water vary separately, the thermal efficiency both can reach the maximum value of 28.43% at the design point. For the changes in heat source parameters, the optimum point is slightly deviated from the design condition. Amidst the fluctuations in flue gas inlet temperature, the thermal efficiency optimizes to a peak of 28.56% at 530 °C. In the case of variation in the flue gas mass flow rate, the highest thermal efficiency 28.75% can be obtained. Furthermore, to maintain the efficient and stable operation of the S-CO 2 power cycle, the corresponding control strategy of the cooling water mass flow rate is proposed for the cooling water inlet temperature variation. Generally, when the inlet temperature of cooling water increases from 23 °C to 27 °C, the cooling water mass flow should increase from 82.3% to 132.7% of the design value to keep the system running as much as possible at design conditions.

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  • Shaohua Hu & Yaran Liang & Ruochen Ding & Lingli Xing & Wen Su & Xinxing Lin & Naijun Zhou, 2024. "Research on Off-Design Characteristics and Control of an Innovative S-CO 2 Power Cycle Driven by the Flue Gas Waste Heat," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-24, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:17:y:2024:i:8:p:1871-:d:1375391
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