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Development and use of an interactive computer simulation for generalized technical and economic assessments of cogeneration systems
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a simple or combined cycled configuration. The heat recovery
and investigated their sensitivity to variations in the
and monthly basis using variable predefined daily and monthly
balances for the combined system. The economic results are
can also be operated in a fired or unfired mode. The IC
cogeneration systems is described. Three hypothetical case
completed to demonstrate the employment of the simulation
complex with a 1,600 kW gas turbine prime mover with an HRSG
cycle configuration. The sensitivity analyses investigated
design condition parameters. The proposed cogeneration
economic parameters for the percent change in the number of
either a gas turbine, internal combustion (IC) engine or
engine prime mover model also includes a water jacket energy
engine with a waste heat recovery hot water heater in a
evaluate the technical and economic feasibility of
in a simple cycle configuration, and (3) an industrial plant
in terms of conventional parameters including the net present
includes correlations for off-design performance. The HRSG
incorporates a fixed surface effectiveness calculation and
incorporating an interactive spreadsheet software package to
load matching. The modeled systems can be arranged in either
profiles. The program also includes hourly and annual energy
program. The simulation can model cogeneration systems using
recovery unit. The program simulates the system on an hourly
simple cycle configuration, (2) a medium sized medical
steam generator (HRSG) model developed for the program
steam turbine and a natural gas fired HRSG unit in a combined
steam turbine prime mover for both electrical and thermal
studies compared the operating costs of the current system to
studies including a comprehensive sensitivity analysis were
systems included: (1) a commercial laundry with a 400 kW IC
the cost of constructing and operating a cogeneration system
The development and use of a computer simulation program
the effect of the variations in at least 22 design and
value (NPV), internal rate of return (IRR) and the years to
with a 17.5 MW gas turbine prime mover, a 4 MW extraction
years to zero net present value for each case.
zero net present value (payback time). The three cases
"Major subject: Mechanical Engineering".
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