The purpose of this study is to find a maximum work output from various combinations of thermodynamic cycles from a viewpoint of the cycle systems. Three systems were discussed in this study: a fundamental combined cycle and two other cycles evolved from the fundamental dual combined cycle: series-type and parallel-type triple cycles. In each system, parametric studies were carried out in order to find optimal configurations of the cycle combinations based on the influences of tested parameters on the systems. The study shows that the series-type triple cycle exhibits no significant difference as compared with the combined cycle. On the other hand, the efficiency of the parallel-type triple cycle can be raised, especially in the application of recovering low-enthalpy-content waste heat. Therefore, by properly combining with a steam Rankine cycle, the organic Rankine cycle is expected to efficiently utilize residual yet available energy to an optimal extent. The present study has pointed out a conceptual design in multiple-cycle energy conversion systems.
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April 2002
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Triple Cycle: A Conceptual Arrangement of Multiple Cycle Toward Optimal Energy Conversion
T. C. Hung, Associate Professor,
T. C. Hung, Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, I-Shou University, 1, Section 1, Hsueh-Cheng Road, Ta-Hsu Hsiang, Kaohsiung County, 840 Taiwan, R.O.C.
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T. C. Hung, Associate Professor,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, I-Shou University, 1, Section 1, Hsueh-Cheng Road, Ta-Hsu Hsiang, Kaohsiung County, 840 Taiwan, R.O.C.
Contributed by the Combustion and Fuels Division of THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS for publication in the ASME JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING FOR GAS TURBINES AND POWER. Manuscript received by the C&F Division, October 2000; final revision, April 2001. Editor: S. R. Gollahalli.
J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. Apr 2002, 124(2): 429-436 (8 pages)
Published Online: March 26, 2002
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October 1, 2000
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April 1, 2001
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March 26, 2002
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Hung, T. C. (March 26, 2002). "Triple Cycle: A Conceptual Arrangement of Multiple Cycle Toward Optimal Energy Conversion ." ASME. J. Eng. Gas Turbines Power. April 2002; 124(2): 429–436. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1423639
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