Assessment of technologies for research, development, and demonstration of industrial cogeneration and waste heat recovery in the near term. Final report
The status of advanced power systems that have the potential, when developed, of contributing to the generation of electricity in combination with process steam in the time frame from the present to 1985 to 1990 is studied. The study considered the use of heat pumps driven by cogeneration plants; combined steam-gas turbine cycles; diesel topping; open cycle gas turbines; small high-efficiency steam turbines; closed Brayton cycle; the Stirling engine; fuel cells; and thermionics and MHD. The methodology and cost analysis of each technology and projections of fuel savings are presented. Technical and economic analyses of alternatives for recovery of waste heat in the chemical, petroleum refining, and paper and pulp industries are considered. Considered were combustion air preheating, steam generation, or electrical generation from waste flue gases in ammonia, ethylene, and styrene manufacturing in the chemical industry and crude distillation, catalytic reforming, coking and hydrocracking in petroleum refining. Also considered were product heat effluent heat exchange in ethylene and styrene manufacturing and crude distillation in petroleum refining; power recovery from pressurized product streams in catalytic cracking; and drying and product stream heat exchange in the paper and pulp industry. Potential fuel savings for each of these technologies was estimated. Major conclusions are summarized. (MCW)
- Research Organization:
- Thermo Electron Corp., Waltham, MA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH02866
- OSTI ID:
- 5316197
- Report Number(s):
- TE-4214-75-77-Vol.1; ON: DE82008505
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of document are illegible
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HEAT RECOVERY
HEAT RECOVERY EQUIPMENT
COGENERATION
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
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WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
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PAPER INDUSTRY
PETROLEUM REFINERIES
CATALYTIC CRACKING
COMBINED CYCLES
DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CRACKING
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ECONOMICS
ENERGY RECOVERY
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EQUIPMENT
HEAT ENGINES
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRY
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POWER GENERATION
PYROLYSIS
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THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
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