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Title: | Modelling and off-design performance optimisation of a trilateral flash cycle system using two-phase twin-screw expanders with variable built-in volume ratio |
Authors: | Bianchi, G Marchionni, M Miller, J Tassou, SA |
Keywords: | Trilateral Flash Cycle;twin-screw expander;two-phase expander;low-grade waste heat recovery;built-in volume ratio |
Issue Date: | 3-Jul-2020 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Citation: | Bianchi, G., Marchionni, M., Miller, J. and Tassou, S.A. (2020). Modelling and off-design performance optimisation of a trilateral flash cycle system using two-phase twin-screw expanders with variable built-in volume ratio. Applied Thermal Engineering, 179, p.115671. doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115671 |
Abstract: | © 2020 The Author(s). This research work presents a numerical chamber model of a two-phase twin-screw expander and its further integration in a one-dimensional model of a Trilateral Flash Cycle (TFC) system for low-grade heat to power conversion applications. The novel feature of the expander is the capability of changing the built-in volume ratio (BIVR) of the machine through a sliding valve in the casing that opens an additional suction port. Lowering the BIVR from 5.06 to 2.63 results in an improvement of the volumetric efficiency from 53% to 77% but also in a reduction of the specific indicated power from 4.77 kJ/kg to 3.56 kJ/kg. Parametric analysis on several degrees of freedom of the full TFC system concluded that expander speed and BIVR are the variables that mostly impact the net power output of the unit. An optimisation study enabled the net power output of the TFC system, at design point, to increase from 81 kW to 103 kW. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/21138 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115671 |
ISSN: | 1359-4311 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Computer Science Research Papers |
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