Potential of Variable Geometry Radial Inflow Turbines as Expansion Machines in Organic Rankine Cycles Integrated with Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines
This work evaluates the feasibility of utilizing an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for waste heat recovery in internal combustion engines to meet the stringent regulations for reducing emissions resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels. The turbine is the most crucial component of the ORC cycle si...
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| author | Fuhaid Alshammari Abdullah Alghafis Ibrahim Alatawi Ahmed S. Alshammari Ahmed Alzamil Abdullah Alrashidi |
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| description | This work evaluates the feasibility of utilizing an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for waste heat recovery in internal combustion engines to meet the stringent regulations for reducing emissions resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels. The turbine is the most crucial component of the ORC cycle since it is responsible for power production. In this study, a variable geometry radial inflow turbine is designed to cope with variable exhaust conditions. A variable geometry turbine is simply a radial turbine with different throat openings: 30, 60, and 100%. The exhaust gases of a heavy-duty diesel engine are utilized as a heat source for the ORC system. Different engine operating points are explored, in which each point has a different exhaust temperature and mass flow rate. The results showed that the maximum improvements in engine power and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) were 5.5% and 5.3% when coupled to the ORC system with a variable geometry turbine. Moreover, the variable geometry turbine increased the thermal efficiency of the cycle by at least 20% compared to the system with a fixed geometry turbine. Therefore, variable geometry turbines are considered a promising technology in the field and should be further investigated by scholars. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-465c15af623f432e8e09438f537eb0302023-11-24T14:26:22ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-11-0113221213910.3390/app132212139Potential of Variable Geometry Radial Inflow Turbines as Expansion Machines in Organic Rankine Cycles Integrated with Heavy-Duty Diesel EnginesFuhaid Alshammari0Abdullah Alghafis1Ibrahim Alatawi2Ahmed S. Alshammari3Ahmed Alzamil4Abdullah Alrashidi5Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering College, University of Hail, Hail 2440, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi ArabiaMechanical Engineering Department, Engineering College, University of Hail, Hail 2440, Saudi ArabiaElectrical Engineering Department, Engineering College, University of Hail, Hail 2440, Saudi ArabiaElectrical Engineering Department, Engineering College, University of Hail, Hail 2440, Saudi ArabiaEngineering College, Northern Border University, Arar 91431, Saudi ArabiaThis work evaluates the feasibility of utilizing an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) for waste heat recovery in internal combustion engines to meet the stringent regulations for reducing emissions resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels. The turbine is the most crucial component of the ORC cycle since it is responsible for power production. In this study, a variable geometry radial inflow turbine is designed to cope with variable exhaust conditions. A variable geometry turbine is simply a radial turbine with different throat openings: 30, 60, and 100%. The exhaust gases of a heavy-duty diesel engine are utilized as a heat source for the ORC system. Different engine operating points are explored, in which each point has a different exhaust temperature and mass flow rate. The results showed that the maximum improvements in engine power and brake specific fuel consumption (BSFC) were 5.5% and 5.3% when coupled to the ORC system with a variable geometry turbine. Moreover, the variable geometry turbine increased the thermal efficiency of the cycle by at least 20% compared to the system with a fixed geometry turbine. Therefore, variable geometry turbines are considered a promising technology in the field and should be further investigated by scholars.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/22/12139variable geometryradial inflow turbineorganic Rankine cyclewaste heat recovery |
| spellingShingle | Fuhaid Alshammari Abdullah Alghafis Ibrahim Alatawi Ahmed S. Alshammari Ahmed Alzamil Abdullah Alrashidi Potential of Variable Geometry Radial Inflow Turbines as Expansion Machines in Organic Rankine Cycles Integrated with Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines Applied Sciences variable geometry radial inflow turbine organic Rankine cycle waste heat recovery |
| title | Potential of Variable Geometry Radial Inflow Turbines as Expansion Machines in Organic Rankine Cycles Integrated with Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines |
| title_full | Potential of Variable Geometry Radial Inflow Turbines as Expansion Machines in Organic Rankine Cycles Integrated with Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines |
| title_fullStr | Potential of Variable Geometry Radial Inflow Turbines as Expansion Machines in Organic Rankine Cycles Integrated with Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Potential of Variable Geometry Radial Inflow Turbines as Expansion Machines in Organic Rankine Cycles Integrated with Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines |
| title_short | Potential of Variable Geometry Radial Inflow Turbines as Expansion Machines in Organic Rankine Cycles Integrated with Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines |
| title_sort | potential of variable geometry radial inflow turbines as expansion machines in organic rankine cycles integrated with heavy duty diesel engines |
| topic | variable geometry radial inflow turbine organic Rankine cycle waste heat recovery |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/22/12139 |
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