Thermal performance evaluation of subcritical organic Rankine cycle for waste heat recovery from sinter annular cooler

The sinter cooling flue gas expelled from the end of an annular cooler was taken as the heat source of an organic Rankine cycle(ORC)system,and R123,R245fa,R600,R601 and R601a were selected as the working fluids of the ORC system.The effects of evaporation temperature and superheat degree of working fluid,as well as the pinch point temperature difference in the evaporator on the system thermal performance,were analyzed in detail.The results show that the system net output power and exergy efficiency for different working fluids first increase and then decrease with an increase in the evaporation temperature and decrease with an increase in the superheat degree and pinch point temperature difference.The change in pinch point temperature difference has no effect on the system thermal efficiency.For a given operational condition,the system thermal efficiency and exergy efficiency of R 123 are the maximum,while the system total irreversible loss of R245fa is the maximum.When the evaporation temperature is greater than 110°C,the system net output power of R600 is the maximum.The ORC system could obtain the maximum net output power and exergy efficiency through the adjustment of evaporation temperature of working fluid.

Parameter study of sinter waste heat recovery in vertical tank based on energy and exergy analysis

The parameter study of sinter waste heat recovery in vertical tank was conducted numerically by using energy and exergy analysis,and the experimental data obtained from a homemade experimental apparatus was applied to verify the reliability of numerical model.Based on the first and second laws of thermodynamics,the effects of flow rate of cooling air(FRCA)and inlet temperature of cooling air(ITCA),as well as the inner diameter of cooling section(IDCS)and height of cooling section(HCS),on the sinter cooling process were analyzed in detail.The results show that the average deviation between the experimental data and calculation values is 4.93%,and the model reliability is verified.The enthalpy exergy of outlet air tends to increase first and then decrease with increasing the FRCA and ITCA,while increasing the IDCS only leads to the increase in enthalpy exergy of outlet air.For a given operational condition,the enthalpy exergy of outlet air can reach a maximum value with increasing the HCS.The vertical tank could obtain the maximum enthalpy exergy of outlet air through the adjustments of FRCA and ITCA,as well as the HCS.

Effect of flue gas outlet temperature in evaporator on thermal economic performance of organic Rankine cycle system for sinter waste heat recovery

In order to improve the recovery and utilization rates of sinter waste heat effectively,the organic Rankine cycle(ORC)system with subcritical cycle was designed to recover the low-temperature sinter cooling flue gas waste heat in an annular cooler for power generation.The thermodynamic,economic and multi-objective optimization models of ORC system were established,and R600a was selected as the ORC working medium.Subsequently,the variations in system thermodynamic performance and economic performance with the ORC thermal parameters were discussed in detail,and the optimal ORC thermal parameters were determined.The results show that the system net output power increases with increasing the evaporation temperature and decreasing the condensation temperature and increases first and then,decreases with the increase in superheat degree for a given flue gas outlet temperature in the evaporator,while the heat transfer area per unit net output power appears different variation trends in various ranges of flue gas outlet temperature.Taking the sinter cooling flue gas waste heat of 160℃as the ORC heat source,the optimal thermal parameters of ORC system were the flue gas outlet temperature of 90℃,the evaporation temperature of 95℃,the superheat degree of 10℃,and the condensation temperature of 28℃.