Research Article

Experimental and Techno-Economic Analysis of Solar-Geothermal Organic Rankine Cycle Technology for Power Generation in Nepal

Table 2

Boundary conditions for the investigated hybrid solar-geothermal ORC system.

ParametersUnitValues

Heat added from the sourcekW260-428
Heat source temperature°C70-150
Evaporating pressureBar9
Mass flow rate (R134a/R245fa)kg/s1
Pinch point temperature, evaporatorK10
Pinch point temperature, condenserK10
Condensation temperature°C20
Cooling water temperature°C15
Cooling water pressureBar1
Turbine isentropic efficiency%70
Pump isentropic efficiency%70
Solar collector efficiency%70