Novel, cost-effective configurations of combined power plants for small-scale cogeneration from biomass: Feasibility study and performance optimization

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 97, Issue , 2015, Pages 111-120

  Amirante, Riccardo ^a   Tamburrano, Paolo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomass; Cogeneration; Combined cycle; Combined heat and power; Gas to gas heat exchanger

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EFFICIENCY; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; NICKEL ALLOYS; SMALL POWER PLANTS; STEAM TURBINES;

AUTOMOTIVE TURBOCHARGERS; COGENERATION; COMBINED CYCLE; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMBINED POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATIONS; RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY;

COGENERATION PLANTS;

EID: 84925865993     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.03.047     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. M.F. Demirbas, M. Balat, and H. Balat Potential contribution of biomass to the sustainable energy development Energy Convers Manage 50 7 2009 1746 1760
2. M. Amelio, P. Morrone, F. Gallucci, and A. Basile Integrated gasification gas combined cycle plant with membrane reactors: technological and economical analysis Energy Convers Manage 48 10 2007 2680 2693
3. C. Loha, P.K. Chatterjee, and H. Chattopadhyay Performance of fluidized bed steam gasification of biomass-modeling and experiment Energy Convers Manage 52 3 2011 1583 1588
4. R. García Fernández, C. Pizarro García, A. Gutiérrez Lavín, J.L. Bueno de las Heras, and J.J. Pis Influence of physical properties of solid biomass fuels on the design and cost of storage installations Waste Manage 33 5 2013 1151 1157
5. L. Dong, H. Liu, and S. Riffat Development of small-scale and micro-scale biomass-fuelled CHP systems - a literature review Appl Therm Eng 29 11 2009 2119 2126
6. A. Borsukiewicz-Gozdur, S. Wïniewski, S. Mocarski, and M. Bańkowski ORC power plant for electricity production from forest and agriculture biomass Energy Convers Manage 87 2014 1180 1185
7. D.G. Wright, P.K. Dey, and J. Brammer A barrier and techno-economic analysis of small-scale bCHP (biomass combined heat and power) schemes in the UK Energy 71 2014 332 345
8. R. Capata, and C. Toro Feasibility analysis of a small-scale ORC energy recovery system for vehicular application Energy Convers Manage 86 2014 1078 1090
9. D. Wei, X. Lu, Z. Lu, and J. Gu Performance analysis and optimization of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for waste heat recovery Energy Convers Manage 48 4 2007 1113 1119
10. Y. Dai, J. Wang, and L. Gao Parametric optimization and comparative study of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for low grade waste heat recovery Energy Convers Manage 50 3 2009 576 582
11. C. Zhang, G. Shu, H. Tian, H. Wei, and X. Liang Comparative study of alternative ORC-based combined power systems to exploit high temperature waste heat Energy Convers Manage 89 2015 541 554
12. P. Dare, J. Gifford, R.J. Hooper, A.H. Clemens, L.F. Damiano, and D. Gong et al. Combustion performance of biomass residue and purpose grown species Biomass Bioenergy 21 4 2001 277 287
13. Jeong JH, Kim LS, Lee JK, Ha MY, Kim KS, Ahn YC. Review of heat exchanger studies for high-efficiency gas turbines. In ASME Turbo Expo 2007: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. American Society of Mechanical Engineers; January 2007. p. 833-40.
14. L.A. Catalano, F. De Bellis, R. Amirante, and M. Rignanese An immersed particle heat exchanger for externally fired and heat recovery gas turbines J Eng Gas Turbines Power 133 3 2011 032301
15. R. Amirante, and P. Tamburrano High temperature gas-to-gas heat exchanger based on a solid intermediate medium Adv Mech Eng 2014 10.1155/2014/353586 art. no. 353586
16. G. Stein-Brzozowska, D.M. Flórez, J. Maier, and G. Scheffknecht Nickel-base superalloys for ultra-supercritical coal-fired power plants: fireside corrosion. Laboratory studies and power plant exposures Fuel 108 2013 521 533
17. Green Turbine™. < http://www.greenturbine.eu/GT15.html >; 2009 [accessed 03.09.14].
18. I.K. Smith, N. Stosic, and A. Kovacevic Screw expanders increase output and decrease the cost of geothermal binary power plant systems 2005 Transactions of Geothermal Resource Council Reno, NV p. 25-8
19. Honeywell International < http://www.turbobygarrett.com/turbobygarrett/turbochargers >; 2012 [accessed 03.09.14].
20. C. Poloni, and V. Pediroda GA coupled with computationally expensive simulations: tools to improve efficiency Genetic algorithms and evolution strategies in engineering and computer science 1997 JohnWiley & Sons New York 267 288
21. R. Amirante, L.A. Catalano, A. Dadone, and V.S.E. Daloiso Design optimization of the intake of a small-scale turbojet engine CMES - Comp Model Eng Sci 18 1 2007 17 30
22. R. Amirante, L.A. Catalano, C. Poloni, and P. Tamburrano Fluid-dynamic design optimization of hydraulic proportional directional valves Eng Optimizat 46 10 2014 1295 1314
23. R. Amirante, E. Distaso, and P. Tamburrano Experimental and numerical analysis of cavitation in hydraulic proportional directional valves Energy Convers Manage 87 2014 208 219
24. Y.A. Cengel Introduction to thermodynamics and heat transfer 2007 McGraw Hill Higher Education Press New York p. 253-62
25. A. Ferreira, M.L. Nunes, S. Teixeira, and L.B. Martins Technical-economic evaluation of a cogeneration technology considering carbon emission savings Int J Sustain Energy Plan Manage 2 2014 33 46
26. R. Amirante, L.A. Catalano, and P. Tamburrano Thrust control of small turbojet engines using fuzzy logic: design and experimental validation J Eng Gas Turbines Power 134 12 2012