Exergy thermodynamics is employed to analyze a binary ammonia water mixture thermodynamic cycle that produces both power and refrigeration. The analysis includes exergy destruction for each component in the cycle as well as the first law and exergy efficiencies of the cycle. The optimum operating conditions are established by maximizing the cycle exergy efficiency for the case of a solar heat source. Performance of the cycle over a range of heat source temperatures of 320–460°K was investigated. It is found that increasing the heat source temperature does not necessarily produce higher exergy efficiency, as is the case for first law efficiency. The largest exergy destruction occurs in the absorber, while little exergy destruction takes place in the boiler.
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Exergy Analysis of a Combined Power and Refrigeration Thermodynamic Cycle Driven by a Solar Heat Source
Afif Akel Hasan,
Afif Akel Hasan
Mechanical Engineering Department, Birzeit University, P.O. Box 14, Birzeit, Palestinian Authority, via Israel
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D. Y. Goswami
D. Y. Goswami
Solar Energy and Energy Conversion Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, P.O. Box 116300, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-6300
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Afif Akel Hasan
Mechanical Engineering Department, Birzeit University, P.O. Box 14, Birzeit, Palestinian Authority, via Israel
D. Y. Goswami
Solar Energy and Energy Conversion Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, P.O. Box 116300, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-6300
Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING. Manuscript received by the ASME Solar Energy Division, July 2001; final revision, May 2002. Associate Editor: V. Mei.
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Feb 2003, 125(1): 55-60 (6 pages)
Published Online: January 27, 2003
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Received:
July 1, 2001
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May 1, 2002
Online:
January 27, 2003
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Hasan, A. A., and Goswami, D. Y. (January 27, 2003). "Exergy Analysis of a Combined Power and Refrigeration Thermodynamic Cycle Driven by a Solar Heat Source ." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2003; 125(1): 55–60. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1530628
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