Thermoeconomic optimization of three trigeneration systems using organic Rankine cycles: Part I - Formulations

Fahad A. Al-Sulaiman; Ibrahim Dincer; Feridun Hamdullahpur

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2012.12.030

Thermoeconomic optimization of three trigeneration systems using organic Rankine cycles: Part I - Formulations

Fahad A. Al-Sulaiman^*, Ibrahim Dincer, Feridun Hamdullahpur

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Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

This part I of the study presents the thermoeconomic optimization formulations of three new trigeneration systems using organic Rankine cycle (ORC): SOFC-trigeneration, biomass-trigeneration, and solar-trigeneration systems. A thermoeconomic modeling is employed using the specific exergy costing (SPECO) method while the optimization performed using the Powell's method to minimize the product cost of trigeneration (combined, cooling, heating, and power). The results help in understanding how to apply the thermoeconomic modeling and thermoeconomic optimization to a trigeneration system.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	199-208
Number of pages	10
Journal	Energy Conversion and Management
Volume	69
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2012.12.030
State	Published - 2013

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The authors acknowledge the support of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Keywords

Biomass fuel
Exergoeconomics
Optimization
Solar energy
Solid oxide fuel cell
Trigeneration

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Fuel Technology
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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Thermoeconomic optimization of three trigeneration systems using organic Rankine cycles: Part I - Formulations

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