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Thermodynamic Cycles for Renewable Energy Technologies

This research and reference text surveys the role of specialised thermodynamic cycles in renewable energy technologies. The latest innovations in the technology of a range of cycles are analysed, and concepts and applications are introduced through clear diagrams that equip the reader to engage prac...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Subramanian, K. R. V.
Other Authors: George, Raji, P.B, Nagaraj, K, Lokesha, K, Ravi kumar, K S, Reddy, Sankannavar, Ravi, RNR, Shaw, A, Sarkar, G.M, Madhu
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bristol : Institute of Physics Publishing, 2022.
Series:IOP Series in Renewable and Sustainable Power Series.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Editor biographies
  • K R V Subramanian
  • Raji George
  • List of contributors
  • Chapter 1 Innovations in vapour and gas power cycles
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Organic Rankine cycle
  • 1.3 Organic flash cycle (OFC)
  • 1.4 Zeotropic vapour cycle
  • 1.5 The Kalina cycle
  • 1.6 Uehara cycle
  • 1.7 The Maloney-Robertson cycle
  • 1.8 Transcritical and supercritical cycles
  • 1.9 Carbon dioxide transcritical cycle
  • 1.10 Combined power and cooling cycles
  • 1.11 Combined cycle to recover exhaust heat from marine gas turbine
  • 1.12 Power and cooling cogeneration system with a mid/low-temperature heat source
  • 1.13 Advanced hybrid solar tower combined-cycle power plants
  • 1.14 Combined power and cooling cycle with two turbines
  • 1.15 Supercritical Rankine cycle for a modern steam power plant
  • 1.16 Combined gas-steam power plant with a waste heat recovery steam generator
  • 1.17 Cogeneration plants
  • 1.18 Vapour jet refrigeration cycle
  • 1.19 Organic Rankine cycle/vapour compression cycle for producing cooling effect by utilising solar energy
  • 1.20 Ejector-absorption combined refrigeration cycle
  • 1.21 Absorption cycle integrated with a booster compressor
  • 1.22 Generator-absorber-heat exchanger (GAX) absorption refrigeration cycle
  • 1.23 Hybrid generator-absorber-heat exchanger (HGAX) absorption refrigeration system
  • 1.24 Triple-effect absorption refrigeration system (TEAR)
  • 1.25 Thermodynamic optimization of combined gas/steam power plants
  • 1.26 Integrated solar combined cycle power plant (ISCC)
  • 1.27 Supercritical-CO2 closed Brayton cycle (sCO2-CBC) control in a concentrating solar thermal (CST) power plant
  • 1.28 Cascaded humidified advanced turbine (CHAT)
  • 1.29 Advanced integrated coal gasification combined cycle
  • 1.30 Advanced integrated coal gasification combined cycle
  • 1.31 The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and gas turbine (GT) hybrid system
  • 1.32 Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)-gas turbine hybrid system
  • 1.33 Helium Brayton cycles with solar central receivers
  • 1.34 Advanced power cycles for concentrated solar power
  • 1.35 Solar gas turbine systems
  • 1.36 Integrated solar combined cycle systems (ISCCS) and the bottoming cycle storage systems (BCSS)
  • References
  • Chapter 2 Vapour cycles for concentrating solar power generation using novel working fluids
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Concentrating solar power technologies
  • 2.2.1 Parabolic trough collector
  • 2.2.2 Linear Fresnel reflector
  • 2.2.3 Central receiver
  • 2.2.4 Parabolic dish collector
  • 2.2.5 Heat transfer fluids
  • 2.3 Thermodynamic analysis of vapour power cycles
  • 2.3.1 Rankine cycle
  • 2.3.2 Binary vapour power cycle
  • 2.3.3 Tertiary vapour power cycle
  • 2.4 Novel working fluids for vapour cycles
  • 2.4.1 Selection criteria for novel working fluids

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