Rankine bottoming cycle safety analysis. Final report

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1980

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5446131· OSTI ID:5446131

Lewandowski, G A

Vector Engineering Inc. conducted a safety and hazards analysis of three Rankine Bottoming Cycle Systems in public utility applications: a Thermo Electron system using Fluorinal-85 (a mixture of 85 mole % trifluoroethanol and 15 mole % water) as the working fluid; a Sundstrand system using toluene as the working fluid; and a Mechanical Technology system using steam and Freon-II as the working fluids. The properties of the working fluids considered are flammability, toxicity, and degradation, and the risks to both plant workers and the community at large are analyzed.

• Research Organization: Vector Engineering, Inc., Springfield, NJ (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-79ET15445
• OSTI ID: 5446131
• Report Number(s): DOE/ET/15445-T1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
RANKINE CYCLE POWER SYSTEMS
WORKING FLUIDS
FLAMMABILITY
THERMAL DEGRADATION
TOXICITY
BOTTOMING CYCLES
DIESEL ENGINES
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ETHANOL
EVALUATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FREONS
HAZARDS
NUMERICAL DATA
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAFETY
STEAM
TABLES
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
TOLUENE
WATER
ALCOHOLS
AROMATICS
DATA
DATA FORMS
ENGINES
FLUIDS
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PUBLIC UTILITIES
REFRIGERANTS
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
200105* - Fossil-Fueled Power Plants- Heat Utilization
320304 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization