LAPSE:2023.15975
Published Article
LAPSE:2023.15975
Optimization of the Adsorption/Desorption Contribution from Metal-Organic-Heat-Carrier Nanoparticles in Waste Heat Recovery Applications: R245fa/MIL101 in Organic Rankine Cycles
Giovanna Cavazzini, Serena Bari
March 2, 2023
The efficient recovery of low temperature waste heat, representing from 25% up to 55% of the energy losses in industrial processes, still remains a challenge and even Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) experience a strong efficiency decay in such a low temperature operating range (T < 150 °C). In similar heat transfer processes, several nanofluids have been proposed as a solution for increasing heat transfer efficiency, but they produced only moderate enhancements of the heat transfer efficiency in comparison with pure fluids. This paper aims at numerically assessing the potential gain in efficiency deriving from the application of an unconventional type of nanoparticles, the metal-organic heat carriers (MOHCs), in the ORC field. In comparison with standard nanoparticles, these MOHCs make it possible to extract additional heat from the endothermic enthalpy of desorption, with a theoretically high potential for boosting the heat transfer capacity of ORC systems. In this paper a numerical model was developed and customized for considering the adsorption/desorption processes of the pure fluid R245fa (pentafluoropropane) combined with a crystal structure for porous chromium terephthalate (MIL101). The R245fa/MIL101 nanofluid behavior was experimentally characterized, defining proper semi-emipirical correlations. Then, an optimization procedure was developed, combining the numerical model with a PSO algorithm, to optimize the thermodynamic conditions in the ORC so as to maximize the contribution of desorption/absorption processes. The results confirm the increase in net power output (+2.9% for 100 °C) and in expander efficiency (+2.4% for 100 °C) at very low heat source temperature. The relevance of tuning the operating cycle and the nanofluid properties is also demonstrated.
Keywords
Adsorption, metal-organic heat carriers, ORC, two-phase fluid, waste heat
Subject
Suggested Citation
Cavazzini G, Bari S. Optimization of the Adsorption/Desorption Contribution from Metal-Organic-Heat-Carrier Nanoparticles in Waste Heat Recovery Applications: R245fa/MIL101 in Organic Rankine Cycles. (2023). LAPSE:2023.15975
Author Affiliations
Cavazzini G: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy [ORCID]
Bari S: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova, Via Venezia 1, 35131 Padova, Italy
Journal Name
Energies
Volume
15
Issue
3
First Page
1138
Year
2022
Publication Date
2022-02-03
Published Version
ISSN
1996-1073
Version Comments
Original Submission
Other Meta
PII: en15031138, Publication Type: Journal Article
Record Map
Published Article

LAPSE:2023.15975
This Record
External Link

doi:10.3390/en15031138
Publisher Version
Download
Files
Mar 2, 2023
Main Article
License
CC BY 4.0
Meta
Record Statistics
Record Views
77
Version History
[v1] (Original Submission)
Mar 2, 2023
 
Verified by curator on
Mar 2, 2023
This Version Number
v1
Citations
Most Recent
This Version
URL Here
https://psecommunity.org/LAPSE:2023.15975
 
Original Submitter
Auto Uploader for LAPSE
Links to Related Works
Directly Related to This Work
Publisher Version