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Optimized multi-criteria performance of a poly-generation layout including a Stirling engine and a supercritical Brayton cycle using biogas and methane as two potential fuels of a topping gas turbine cycle

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  • Wang, Dan
  • Jasim, Dheyaa J.
  • Zoghi, Mohammad
  • Habibi, Hamed

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The combination of a supercritical Brayton cycle, an absorption chiller, a Stirling engine, a reverse osmosis desalination system, and a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer is investigated for waste heat recovery of a topping gas turbine cycle. The required electricity for hydrogen and freshwater production is supplied by the Stirling engine and supercritical Brayton cycle, respectively. In addition, the output power is provided by the gas turbine cycle, and the exiting cold stream of the Stirling engine is considered hot water for domestic utilization. A comparison is made between biogas and pure methane as two possible fuels for the system. Energy and exergy analyses, economic analysis using the specific exergy costing approach, and environmental analysis considering the carbon dioxide emissions are employed in the study. The three-objective optimization of the configuration discloses an exergy efficiency (ηex) of 39.49 % and 39.85 % in the cases of biogas and methane, respectively. The proposed system can improve ηex by 6.18 % points compared to the stand-alone GTC. The specific cost of poly-generation (cpoly) and the total cost rate (C˙tot) are obtained as 25.92 $GJ−1 and 249.5 $h−1 in the biogas mode, while these values are calculated as 36.75 $GJ−1 and 336.7 $h−1 in the methane case. The environmental cost rate (C˙env) of the system is 24.78 $h−1 in the case of biogas and 17.47 $h−1 in the methane mode. The results confirm the superiority of the methane case from the environmental viewpoint over biogas. However, the low values of cpoly and C˙tot in the biogas case indicate that biogas is superior to methane from a general standpoint. The utilization of the present setup for waste heat recovery of biogas-driven GTCs is recommended due to the higher ηex than the previous layouts.

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  • Wang, Dan & Jasim, Dheyaa J. & Zoghi, Mohammad & Habibi, Hamed, 2024. "Optimized multi-criteria performance of a poly-generation layout including a Stirling engine and a supercritical Brayton cycle using biogas and methane as two potential fuels of a topping gas turbine cycle," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 310(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:310:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224029475
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.133172
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