A prototype thermoelectric co-generation unit

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Maharaj ◽  
P. Govender
Keyword(s):  
Generation Unit

Decentralized Multiarea Robust Generation Unit and Tie-Line Scheduling Under Wind Power Uncertainty

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1377-1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhigang Li ◽  
Mohammad Shahidehpour ◽  
Wenchuan Wu ◽  
Bo Zeng ◽  
Boming Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Tie Line ◽  
Generation Unit

The Principle of an Integrated Generation Unit for Offshore Wind Power and Ocean Wave Energy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weixing Chen ◽  
Feng Gao
Keyword(s):  
Wind Power ◽  
Wave Energy ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Ocean Wave ◽  
Offshore Wind ◽  
Offshore Wind Power ◽  
Ocean Wave Energy ◽  
Energy Conversion Devices ◽  
Generation Unit

Energy resources of offshore wind and ocean wave are clean, renewable and abundant. Various technologies have been developed to utilize the two kinds of energy separately. This paper presents the principle of an integrated generation unit for offshore wind power and ocean wave energy. The principle of the unit includes that: The wind rotor with retractable blades and the 3-DOF (degrees of freedom) mechanism with the hemispherical oscillating body are used to collect the irregular wind and wave power, respectively; The energy conversion devices (ECDs) are utilized to convert mechanical energy from both the wind rotor and the 3-DOF mechanism into hydraulic energy; The hydraulic energy is used to drive the hydraulic motors and electrical generators to produce electricity. Some analyses and experiments of the unit is conducted.

Analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from 10 biogas plants within the agricultural sector

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 1370-1379 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Liebetrau ◽  
T. Reinelt ◽  
J. Clemens ◽  
C. Hafermann ◽  
J. Friehe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Nitrous Oxide Emissions ◽  
Life Cycle Assessments ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Biogas Plants ◽  
Reduce Emissions ◽  
Generation Unit

With the increasing number of biogas plants in Germany the necessity for an exact determination of the actual effect on the greenhouse gas emissions related to the energy production gains importance. Hitherto the life cycle assessments have been based on estimations of emissions of biogas plants. The lack of actual emission evaluations has been addressed within a project from which the selected results are presented here. The data presented here have been obtained during a survey in which 10 biogas plants were analysed within two measurement periods each. As the major methane emission sources the open storage of digestates ranging from 0.22 to 11.2% of the methane utilized and the exhaust of the co-generation units ranging from 0.40 to 3.28% have been identified. Relevant ammonia emissions have been detected from the open digestate storage. The main source of nitrous oxide emissions was the co-generation unit. Regarding the potential of measures to reduce emissions it is highly recommended to focus on the digestate storage and the exhaust of the co-generation.

Research on a Surface Shot Peeling Process for Increasing the Anti-Oxidation Property of Super304H Steel in High-Temperature Steam

2014 ◽  
Vol 908 ◽  
pp. 77-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Hui Li ◽  
Shu Zhong Wang ◽  
Pan Pan Sun ◽  
Xue Dong Li
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Shot Peening ◽  
Austenitic Steels ◽  
Detailed Surface ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Main Chemical Composition ◽  
Oxidation Properties ◽  
High Temperature Steam ◽  
Super304h Steel ◽  
Generation Unit

At present, the superheater and reheater pipes in supercritical and ultra-supercritical boilers have encountered with widespread problems of high temperature steam oxidation, seriously affecting the operation safety and economy of the power generation unit. After several tests and contrastive analysis on the main chemical composition and microstructure of specimens before and after shot peening treatment, this paper developed a set of detailed surface shot peening process with specific process parameters, and finds that for the Super304H oxide film, the relative content of Cr element increases by shot peening treatment, with the relative Cr content of the treated specimen being 2.65% higher than that of the untreated, displaying that the anti-oxidation properties of high chromium austenitic steels in high temperature steam is effectively increased.

scholarly journals Experimental investigation of domestic micro-CHP based on the gas boiler fitted with ORC module

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Wajs ◽  
Dariusz Mikielewicz ◽  
Michał Bajor ◽  
Zbigniew Kneba
Keyword(s):  
Energy Demand ◽  
Electricity Generation ◽  
Electric Energy ◽  
Organic Rankine Cycle ◽  
Rankine Cycle ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Ethanol Vapour ◽  
System User ◽  
Generation Unit

AbstractThe results of investigations conducted on the prototype of vapour driven micro-CHP unit integrated with a gas boiler are presented. The system enables cogeneration of heat and electric energy to cover the energy demand of a household. The idea of such system is to produce electricity for own demand or for selling it to the electric grid – in such situation the system user will became the prosumer. A typical commercial gas boiler, additionally equipped with an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) module based on environmentally acceptable working fluid can be regarded as future generation unit. In the paper the prototype of innovative domestic cogenerative ORC system, consisting of a conventional gas boiler and a small size axial vapour microturbines (in-house designed for ORC and the commercially available for Rankine cycle (RC)), evaporator and condenser were scrutinised. In the course of study the fluid working temperatures, rates of heat, electricity generation and efficiency of the whole system were obtained. The tested system could produce electricity in the amount of 1 kWe. Some preliminary tests were started with water as working fluid and the results for that case are also presented. The investigations showed that domestic gas boiler was able to provide the saturated/superheated ethanol vapour (in the ORC system) and steam (in the RC system) as working fluids.

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