Effects of working fluids on cryogenic power generation through two stages organic Rankine cycle

Alkifli Adnan, Sutrasno Kartohardjono

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Abstract

The cold energy of LNG released during its regasification process can be used to generate power using a working fluid in the organic Rankine cycle (ORC). This study will investigate three working fluids, namely R1150, R170 and R290 to produce power in the two stages ORC cycle in the LNG regasification plant with a capacity of 50 MMSCFD based on simulation program. Based on the simulation program, the fluid pressure coming out of turbine 2 greatly influences the net power produced by the cycle. R290 has a working pressure range that is narrower than the other two refrigerants as it has the highest dew point temperature among the three. The mass of working fluid that can be utilized in the cycle is also shown by R290 as the difference between LNG and condensation temperatures are relatively much higher than the other 2 refrigerants. As a result, R290 will provide the highest net power, but can only be used at maximum working fluid pressure of 550 kPa, which provides net power of around 880 kW. If the desired net power is higher than 880 kW, the R170 shows better performance than R1150.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRecent Progress on
Subtitle of host publicationEnergy, Communities and Cities - Proceedings of International Symposium on Sustainable and Clean Energy, ISSCE 2019: Quality in Research 2019
EditorsYuliusman Yuliusman, Cindy Dianita
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735419896
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 May 2020
Event16th International Conference on Quality in Research, QiR 2019 - 2019 International Symposium on Sustainable and Clean Energy, ISSCE 2019 - Padang, Indonesia
Duration: 22 Jul 201924 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2230
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Quality in Research, QiR 2019 - 2019 International Symposium on Sustainable and Clean Energy, ISSCE 2019
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityPadang
Period22/07/1924/07/19

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