Thermodynamic and Economic Simulation of an Organic Rankine Cycle for the Utilization of Combustion Gas Produced in Small Landfills in Antioquia, Colombia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Case Study
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Thermodynamic Modelling and Simulation
3.2. Environmental Analysis
+ Slopes (15%) + Drainage Density (10%)
3.3. Economic Analysis
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Thermodynamic Modeling and Simulation
4.2. Environmental Analysis
4.3. Economic Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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[MPa] | [MPa] | [MPa] | [°C] | [kg/s] | [J/kg] | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.85 | 0.75 | 0.9 | 0.09 | 3 | 1 | 150 | 0.0016 | 27,766,500 |
Variable | Equation | |
---|---|---|
Position 2 | ), | (1) |
where corresponds to the specific volume (in ); the subscripts indicate specific states of the system, as depicted in Figure 3; and the subscript s represents the state that corresponds to an isentropic condition. | ||
(2) | ||
Position 4 | , | (3) |
where represents the quality. | ||
(4) | ||
(5) | ||
Position 6 | (6) | |
(7) | ||
(8) | ||
Evaporators | (9) | |
(10) | ||
where represents the amount of energy obtained from burning the gas produced in the landfill (in kW). The term correspond to the mass flow rate of R245fa (in ). | ||
Pump | (11) | |
Turbines | (12) | |
(13) | ||
(14) | ||
Net Work Output | , | (15) |
where corresponds to the power (in kW). The subscripts T and P correspond to turbine and pump, respectively. | ||
Cycle Efficiency | (16) | |
Power Plant Efficiency | (17) | |
FTE | (18) |
Variable | Range | Value | Weight |
---|---|---|---|
Lithology1234567(Permeability) | Very high | 10 | 30% |
High | 8 | ||
Moderate | 6 | ||
Low | 4 | ||
Very low | 2 | ||
Land use1234567(Potential infiltration) | Very high | 10 | 25% |
High | 8 | ||
Moderate | 6 | ||
Low | 4 | ||
Very low | 2 | ||
Pending | <7° | 10 | 20% |
7–15° | 8 | ||
15–30° | 6 | ||
30–40° | 4 | ||
>40° | 2 | ||
Linearity density | Very high | 10 | 15% |
High | 8 | ||
Moderate | 6 | ||
Low | 4 | ||
Very low | 2 | ||
Precipitation | Very high | 10 | 10% |
High | 8 | ||
Moderate | 6 | ||
Low | 4 | ||
Very low | 2 |
Weighted Sum | Categorization | Meaning |
---|---|---|
0–2.5 | Very low | |
2.5–5 | Low | |
5–7.5 | Moderate | |
7.5–10 | High |
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Investment cost of reference plant ($/kWel) [2] | |
Operational and maintenance cost (% of inv. cost/year) [2] | |
Energy sale price ($/kWh) [3] | |
Energy purchase price ($/kWh) [3] | |
Interest rate |
Variable | Equation | |
---|---|---|
Investment | (20) | |
Earnings | (21) | |
Costs | (22) | |
Cash flow | (23) | |
Net present value | (24) |
Parameter | FTE | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Results | 64.328 | 7.6736 | 0.1448 | 0.1303 |
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Rocha-Meneses, L.; Zea, J.; Martínez, B.; Arrieta, C.; Risco, M.L.-d.; Villegas, S.; Arredondo, C. Thermodynamic and Economic Simulation of an Organic Rankine Cycle for the Utilization of Combustion Gas Produced in Small Landfills in Antioquia, Colombia. Energies 2023, 16, 6052. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16166052
Rocha-Meneses L, Zea J, Martínez B, Arrieta C, Risco ML-d, Villegas S, Arredondo C. Thermodynamic and Economic Simulation of an Organic Rankine Cycle for the Utilization of Combustion Gas Produced in Small Landfills in Antioquia, Colombia. Energies. 2023; 16(16):6052. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16166052
Chicago/Turabian StyleRocha-Meneses, Lisandra, Jhojan Zea, Brandon Martínez, Carlos Arrieta, Mario Luna-del Risco, Sebastián Villegas, and Carlos Arredondo. 2023. "Thermodynamic and Economic Simulation of an Organic Rankine Cycle for the Utilization of Combustion Gas Produced in Small Landfills in Antioquia, Colombia" Energies 16, no. 16: 6052. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16166052