Research Article

Completely Recuperative Supercritical CO2 Recompression Brayton/Absorption Combined Power/Cooling Cycle: Performance Assessment and Optimization

Table 3

Main assumptions and initial input parameters for the base case system performance.

ParametersValues

Ambient temperature (K)298.15
Ambient pressure (kPa)100
TUR2 inlet ammonia vapor concentration0.79
TUR1 inlet temperature (K)823.15
TUR1 inlet pressure (kPa)25000
MCP inlet temperature (K)308.15
MCP inlet pressure (kPa)7400
GEN inlet temperature (K)403.15
Minimum allowable dryness in the turbine exhaust0.9
Compressor isentropic efficiency0.85
Pump isentropic efficiency0.87
Turbine isentropic efficiency0.85
Refrigeration temperature (K)280.15
Pinch point temperature difference (K)10-20
Concentration of the basic solution (%)0.42
TUR2 inlet degree of superheat (K)5
Reactor fuel cost ($/MWh)7.4