ANL/RBC: a computer code for the analysis of Rankine bottoming cyles, including system cost evaluation and off-design performance

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5031275

McLennan, G A

This report describes, and is a User's Manual for, a computer code (ANL/RBC) which calculates cycle performance for Rankine bottoming cycles extracting heat from a specified source gas stream. The code calculates cycle power and efficiency and the sizes for the heat exchangers, using tabular input of the properties of the cycle working fluid. An option is provided to calculate the costs of system components from user defined input cost functions. These cost functions may be defined in equation form or by numerical tabular data. A variety of functional forms have been included for these functions and they may be combined to create very general cost functions. An optional calculation mode can be used to calculate the off-design performance of a system when operated away from the design-point, using the heat exchanger areas calculated for the design-point.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AI01-86CE50162; W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 5031275
• Report Number(s): DOE/NASA-8002-1; NASA-CR-179462; ANL-CT-86-3; ON: DE87000719
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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