Modelling and Simulation of Combined Vapor Compression System and Organic Rankine Cycle Using Python

EasyChair Preprint 8318, version 1

Abstract

Cogeneration systems refer to energy systems that have the ability to produce two useful commodities simultaneously. In practical terms, what cogeneration usually means is the use of what would otherwise be wasted heat (such as a manufacturing plant’s exhaust) to produce additional energy benefit, such as to provide heat or electricity for the building in which it is operating. Cogeneration is great for the bottom line and also for the environment, as recycling the waste heat saves other fossil fuels from being burned.

For this project, we make use of the concept of cogeneration to recover heat liberated from the condenser of a vapour compression refrigeration cycle and transfer this heat to a boiler in an organic rankine cycle in order to produce steam which runs a turbine, thereby producing power. To carry out this project we use a programming language such as python in order to generate the outputs such as COP, Power generated in the turbine, efficiencies, etc depending upon the user inputs.

Keyphrases: Cogeneration, Energy, Organic Rankine Cycle, Python, Turbine, Vapour compression refrigeration, coefficient of performance, efficiency, modelling, simulation

@booklet{EasyChair:8318,
  author    = {Mr Kamesh and Vishal Koshti},
  title     = {Modelling and Simulation of Combined Vapor Compression System and Organic Rankine Cycle Using Python},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 8318},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2022}}