Bottoming cycle split system cogneration

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:6224286

Calm, J. M.; Rabl, V. A.

Split system cogeneration is an urban power supply concept in which electricity and useful heat are jointly produced by separately located primary and secondary conversion plants connected by a thermal power transmission link. In the bottoming cycle split system cogeneration approach, the primary plant is a conventional steam-electric or a binary system generation plant providing base-load electricity and high temperature fluid which is pumped by the remotely located primary plant into a densely populated urban area. Smaller bottoming cycle secondary plants within the urban area then convert the very hot fluid into cogenerated electricity and district heating. Cooling, domestic hot water heating, snow melting, and other thermal services may also be provided. The split system concept offers an attractive solution to cogeneration plant citing problems for urban power supply. The concept and initial performance analyses of this system are presented. System variations including single- and multi-stage flashing cycles, organic bottoming cycle options, and load management strategies are also addressed.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6224286
• Report Number(s): CONF-790107-6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CO-GENERATION
DATA
DATA FORMS
DEUS
DISTRICT HEATING
DUAL-PURPOSE POWER PLANTS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
GRAPHS
HEATING
INFORMATION
LOAD MANAGEMENT
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NUMERICAL DATA
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PERFORMANCE
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STEAM GENERATION
THEORETICAL DATA
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
THERMODYNAMICS
URBAN AREAS