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Absorption refrigeration cycle applied to offshore platforms; Refrigeracao por absorcao aplicada a plataformas de petroleo

Abstract

To produce cold from the heat seems a task unlikely or even impossible. However, absorption systems produce cooling from heat sources and it exist since the century XIX. In industrial places is very important to improve the energy use, even more in places where the activities involve great costs and incomes. Traditionally the alternatives conflict in the aspects of initial and operational costs. This paper describes the absorption systems operation and its main advantages and disadvantages, when compared to the traditional systems with compressor. The known fact that a vapor compressor system presents larger efficiency is not enough to validate it for all of the applications. In this sense, the initial and operational analysis of the costs of the absorption systems becomes interesting. In spite of, double effect absorption systems are demonstrating the evolution of the absorption cycle in order to obtain better performance. Turbo-generators and Turbo-compressors of the offshore platforms are thermal machines that reject great amount of heat in the exhaust gases. This heat is used for heating of water used in the Process Plant. The processes of separation of the mixture water-oil-gas from the well, for instance, use that heat. Even after the passage of the water  More>>
Authors:
Ferreira, Maximino Joaquim Pina; [1]  Pinto, Luiz Antonio Vaz; Belchior, Carlos Rodrigues Pereira [2] 
  1. KROMAV Engenharia, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
  2. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), RJ (Brazil). Coordenacao dos Programas de Pos-graduacao de Engenharia (COPPE)
Publication Date:
Jul 01, 2004
Product Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Rio oil and gas expo and conference 2004, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil), 4-7 Oct 2004; Other Information: 8 refs., 6 figs., tabs.
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; OFFSHORE PLATFORMS; ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION CYCLE; VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION CYCLE; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; OPERATING COST; MAINTENANCE; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
OSTI ID:
21116140
Research Organizations:
Instituto Brasileiro de Petroleo e Gas (IBP), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil)
Country of Origin:
Brazil
Language:
Portuguese
Other Identifying Numbers:
TRN: BR0802304
Availability:
Also available from the Library of the Brazilian Nuclear Energy Commission, Rio de Janeiro, in electronic form. Codes: IBP648_04; BR0802304.pdf; Commercial reproduction prohibited; OSTI as DE21116140
Submitting Site:
BR
Size:
[8] pages
Announcement Date:
Dec 19, 2008

Citation Formats

Ferreira, Maximino Joaquim Pina, Pinto, Luiz Antonio Vaz, and Belchior, Carlos Rodrigues Pereira. Absorption refrigeration cycle applied to offshore platforms; Refrigeracao por absorcao aplicada a plataformas de petroleo. Brazil: N. p., 2004. Web.
Ferreira, Maximino Joaquim Pina, Pinto, Luiz Antonio Vaz, & Belchior, Carlos Rodrigues Pereira. Absorption refrigeration cycle applied to offshore platforms; Refrigeracao por absorcao aplicada a plataformas de petroleo. Brazil.
Ferreira, Maximino Joaquim Pina, Pinto, Luiz Antonio Vaz, and Belchior, Carlos Rodrigues Pereira. 2004. "Absorption refrigeration cycle applied to offshore platforms; Refrigeracao por absorcao aplicada a plataformas de petroleo." Brazil.
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title = {Absorption refrigeration cycle applied to offshore platforms; Refrigeracao por absorcao aplicada a plataformas de petroleo}
author = {Ferreira, Maximino Joaquim Pina, Pinto, Luiz Antonio Vaz, and Belchior, Carlos Rodrigues Pereira}
abstractNote = {To produce cold from the heat seems a task unlikely or even impossible. However, absorption systems produce cooling from heat sources and it exist since the century XIX. In industrial places is very important to improve the energy use, even more in places where the activities involve great costs and incomes. Traditionally the alternatives conflict in the aspects of initial and operational costs. This paper describes the absorption systems operation and its main advantages and disadvantages, when compared to the traditional systems with compressor. The known fact that a vapor compressor system presents larger efficiency is not enough to validate it for all of the applications. In this sense, the initial and operational analysis of the costs of the absorption systems becomes interesting. In spite of, double effect absorption systems are demonstrating the evolution of the absorption cycle in order to obtain better performance. Turbo-generators and Turbo-compressors of the offshore platforms are thermal machines that reject great amount of heat in the exhaust gases. This heat is used for heating of water used in the Process Plant. The processes of separation of the mixture water-oil-gas from the well, for instance, use that heat. Even after the passage of the water in the Plant of Process, the residual heat is still enough for the use in absorption systems. A simulation is done using real data of an offshore platform. Two possible alternatives are compared under technical and economical aspects. Sensibility analysis is also performed in order to verify possible impacts of variations of electric power cost. (author)}
place = {Brazil}
year = {2004}
month = {Jul}
}