Energy Conversion and Management

Design and comparative exergy and exergo-economic analyses of a novel integrated Kalina cycle improved with fuel cell and thermoelectric module

Authors:

Muhammad Zeeshan Malik, Farayi Musharavati, Shoaib Khanmohammadi, AH Pakseresht, Saber Khanmohammadi, Dinh Duc Nguyen

Publication Date:

2020/9/15

Summary:

Combined cooling, heating, and power systems (CCHP) have attracted a lot of attention due to their distinctive advantages of high system and economic efficiencies in addition to less greenhouse gas emissions. The current study investigates the performance of a Kalina cycle-based CCHP system in which geothermal energy is utilized as the low temperature source of prime energy. A thermoelectric generator is used in the system for retrieving wasted heat and producing extra amount of electricity thereby leading to higher overall efficiency. Two types of fluids, i.e. geothermal water and mixture of water-ammonia, are employed for the steam cycle and Kalina cycle, respectively. A comparative performance analysis is carried out on three system configurations, namely; basic Kalina cycle system, Kalina cycle with a thermoelectric generator (TEG), and Kalina cycle integrated with TEG and a Proton Exchange Membrane …