Abstract
A review of the literature indicates that current Trigeneration cycles show a low thermal performance even when optimised for maximum useful output. This paper presents an analysis of a tri-generation cycle that is based upon coupled Stirling cycles. It is shown that it is possible to obtain a significantly higher Energy Utilisation Factor with this type of cycle by considering the energy transferred during the isothermal compression and expansion processes as useful products thus making the energy utilisation larger than the enthalpy drop of the working fluid. The cycle is shown to work best with a low temperature heat source and has the highest Energy Utilisation Factor when the three outputs are approximately equal.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1015-1020 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Applied Thermal Engineering |
Volume | 90 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Nov 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Finite time
- Stirling cycle
- Trigeneration
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Mechanical Engineering
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering