Acombined cycle is formed by a gas turbineand an organic Rankine bottoming cycle. Steady-state operatingdata are labeled
Question:
Acombined cycle is formed by a gas turbineand an organic Rankine bottoming cycle. Steady-state operatingdata are labeled on the figure. Owing to internal irreversibilities,the generator electricity output is 95% of the input shaft power. Theregenerator preheats air entering the combustor. In the evaporator,hot exhaust gas from the regenerator vaporizes the bottoming cycleworking fluid. For each of twoworking fluids—propaneandRefrigerant22—specify workable ranges for p8, turbineinlet pressure, and T8, turbine inlet temperature; also determine turbineexit pressure p9. For each working fluid, investigate the influenceon net combined-cycle electricity production and on combined-cyclethermal efficiency of varying p8, T8, and compressor pressure ratio.Identify the bottoming working fluid and operating conditions withgreatest net combined-cycle electricity production. Repeat for greatestcombined-cycle thermal efficiency.