Question: Consider a cryogenic energy storage ( CES ) system in which nitrogen is liquefied during off - peak hours using surplus electricity generated by wind

Consider a cryogenic energy storage (CES) system in which nitrogen is liquefied during off-peak hours using surplus electricity generated by wind turbines and stored in a 515m3515-m3 cryogenic tank at T1=200CandP1=0.12MPa.T1=200CandP1=0.12MPa. During peak times, the entire liquid nitrogen is pumped to P2=15MPaP2=15MPa and is heated by ambient air to T3=20CT3=20C at that pressure before it is routed to a nitrogen turbine where it expands to a pressure of P4=100kPaP4=100kPa . The properties of nitrogen are h1=440.1kJ/kg,1=825.9kg/m3,h3=33.36kJ/kg,andh4s=245.5kJ/kgh1=440.1kJ/kg,1=825.9kg/m3,h3=33.36kJ/kg,andh4s=245.5kJ/kg (enthalpy at turbine exit for the case of isentropic expansion).
a) Determine the work consumed by the pump and the work produced by the turbine if the isentropic efficiency of the pump is 73 percent and that of the turbine is 82 percent. (Round the final answers to the nearest whole numbers.)
b) What fraction of work consumed during the liquefaction process is recovered when the stored liquid nitrogen is used to generate work? Assume that it takes 0.8 kWh of electricity to liquefy a unit mass of nitrogen. (Round the final answer to four decimal places.)

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