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ηoverall = η gas extractionη gas proces sin gη gas transmissionη power plantηelectricity transmissionηdistributionηmotor
for example for batteries:
ηbattery = ηrev ,maxηrxηvoltagelosses
ηrev,max = ∆Grx / ∆H fuel = − nF ε / ∆H fuel
RT
∆Grx = − ne
F ε = ε o
− ln ∏ (ai )ν i
ne F i species
ηoverall ≡ = = ηturbineηcompressor
H U + PV
∆B
= change in availability or exergy
∆B ≡ [ ∆H − To ∆S ] Tin , Pin
Tout , Pout
Define efficiency as
O output/input = (energy utilized) / (energy content of fuel
used)
64 waste heat
Fuel
100 60 36 Electric
Converter Fuel Cell
fuel load
hydrogen electricity
O = 36/100 or 36%
20
waste heat
65 heat
45 heat
Micro Geothermal
100 35
140
HVAC
Turbine heat pump
fuel generator electricity COP = 4 heat load
O = 185/100 or 185%!!
Stored thermal
energy
With O (energy used) / (energy content of
fuel)
1. Fu
Fun
ndam
amenenttal pr
prii nci ples
ergy conservation and the 1st La
- energy Laww of thermodyn
dynamics
- ent
ent ropy production and the 2nd La
and th Laww of thermodyn
dynamics
- reversible Carnot heat en enggines
- maximum work / availability / exergy concepts -- ∆B = ∆H - To ∆S
2. Efficienci
encie es
- mechanical device ef effficiency
ency for t urbines an
and
d pum
pumps
- heat ex
exchchan
ange
ge ef
efficiency
ency
- Carnot efficiency
- cycle eff
efficiency
ency
- fuel effi
fficciency
- utilizati
ation eff
efficienc
ency
3. Ideal cycles
- Carnot wi th fixed TH an
and d TC
C
- Carnot with variable TH and fixed TCC
- Ideal Bray
aytton with vari able TH an
and
d TC
4. Practical
cal power cycycl
cle
es
- an approach to Carnotizing cycles
- Rankine ccy ycle
cles with condensdensing steam or organi
ganic working fflluid
uids
- sub an
and d supercritical oper
erat
atiion
- feed w waater heat
eatiing
- wi th re
rehheat
- Brayton nonon-
n-ccond
ndeensi ng gas turbine cycles
- Combined ga gas s turbine an
and
d steam Rankine cy
cycles
- Topping andand bboottoming and
and dual cyc
cycles
- Otto and
and diesel cyccycles for internal combustion engines
5. Example
ples of power conconv
version using a na
nat ural ga
gas
s or methane ener
energy
gy source
- sub-crititic
ica
al Rankin
ine
e cycle
- ga
gass t urbine open
open Br
Brayton cycle
- com
combi ned gas ttu urbi ne st
ste
eam Rankine cycle
cle
- el
ele
ectrochemical fuel cell
6. Heat pum
ump
ps
Let’s look a little deeper into
heat to work cycle analysis
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Source: Figure 14.7 in Tester, J. W., and M. Modell. Thermodynamics and its Applications. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs,
NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996.
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Source: Tester, J. W., and M. Modell. Thermodynamics and its Applications. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs,
NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996. Figures 14.2-14.12, 14.16.