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Shandong Collaborative Innovation Center of Eco-Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53
Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao 266042, China
■ INTRODUCTION
According to a report by the U.S. Department of Energy
synthetic natural gas process, for food processing, the air
conditioning industry, and for pharmaceutical product
(DOE), global energy consumption in 2018 was 417% of that protection.8 With the efforts of researchers, ARS has been
in 1949.1 With rapid growth in energy consumption, satisfying continuously designed. A generator−absorber−heat exchanger
the world’s energy demand has become a global problem. (GAX) system can provide a relatively higher coefficient of
Statistical data show that industries account for the majority of performance (COP) value than the traditional single-stage
energy consumption worldwide.2 In China, industrial energy ARS but requires a higher level of heat source. Yari et al.9
consumption accounted for 70% of the total energy designed a GAX system and improved its exergy efficiency to
consumption in 2018.3 In the industrial process, 17%−67% 175% of the base value by analysis and optimization. A double-
of the energy that is consumed is lost in the form of waste heat, stage ARS has the ability to utilize a lower heat source
the majority of which is low-grade waste heat.4 The main temperature, but its efficiency is lower than that of other
producers of waste heat are the cement, glass, ceramic, food, systems. Alelyani et al.10 designed a double-stage NH3/H2O
steel, and coal industrial sectors.5 These waste heats have ARS that reduced the energy destruction by 55% compared
caused a series of problems, such as the global energy crisis and with a single-stage ARS. A double-effect ARS can use a higher
global warming.6 The effective use of low-grade waste heat to temperature heat source to improve the COP. A double-effect
alleviate energy pressure has become a topic of general interest. LiBr/H2O ARS was designed by Kaushik et al.;11 the
An absorption refrigeration system (ARS) can convert low- maximum COP of this ARS ranges from 1 to 1.28. A cascade
grade waste heat to cold energy. This system has characteristics
that are friendly to the surrounding environment, safe Received: July 29, 2019
operation, and simple maintenance.7 Therefore, ARS is Revised: September 19, 2019
extensively employed in the Rectisol unit of the coal-to- Published: September 20, 2019
■ PROCESS DESCRIPTION
■ PROCESS SIMULATION AND ASSUMPTIONS
CARS is simulated by using Aspen Plus V8.8. ELECNRTL is
Based on the research of Khan et al.,21 NH3/H2O and LiBr/ the property method.23 The modified parameters of the two
H2Othe two most commonly employed working fluids systems are shown in Tables 1 and 2. These parameters are
were selected for the process design in this article. Combining calculated based on the vapor−liquid equilibrium data of the
the advantages of the NH3/H2O system with an extremely low solutions.24,25
solidification temperature and the LiBr/H2O system with an To ensure accuracy, the models in CARS are contrasted with
extremely high water vaporization heat, a CARS that we the work of Ebrahimi et al.26 and the experimental data of
composed of NH3/H2O and LiBr/H2O is established.22 Ouadha et al.27 Only a slight difference between the results of
Figure 1 shows the design principle of CARS. The heat the comparison is observed, which proves that the model is
source consists of two parts. The low-temperature part of the reliable. The specific results are reported in our previous
heat source and the normal temperature cooling water are work.28
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GMELCC/1 (Li+, Br−) H2O −1.417
GMELCD/1 H2O (Li+, Br−) −4803.40 EXERGY ANALYSIS
GMELCD/1 (Li+, Br−) H2O −854.73
Conventional Exergy Analysis. An exergy analysis, which
is based on the second law of thermodynamics, can be
performed to determine the thermodynamic irreversibility in
the components. The total exergy rate is calculated by the
Table 3 shows the input parameters. The output results of
physical and chemical exergy rates as follows:
the simulation are shown in Table 4. Table 5 shows the
parameters of the system analysis. ph ch
Ė = Ė + Ė (4)
The specific assumptions are listed as follows:29,30
The formula for calculating the physical exergy rate is as
1. The operation condition of the process is a steady state.
follows:32
2. The kinetic and potential energies (exergy) in the
process are disregarded. ph
Ė = ṁ [(hi − h0) − T0(si − s0)] (5)
3. For all equipment, the heat transfer to the surrounding
environment is disregarded. The formula for calculating the chemical exergy rate is
4. The pressure drop is disregarded for all equipment. expressed as follows:33
5. The process of solutions flowing through absorbers and ch
generators is nonisothermal. Ė = ∑ ziei (6)
6. The solutions of generators and absorbers is in
The standard chemical exergy rate of each component for
equilibrium.
calculating the chemical exergy rate is shown in Table 7.
7. The vapors and liquids produced by evaporators and
The calculation formula of exergy destruction rate (Ė D) is
condensers are saturated.
̇ + ∑ Q̇ ijjj1 −
T0 yz
expressed as follows:
zz
A flowsheet of the system modeling equations is shown in
k T{
Figure 3. In the following sections, details of this analysis are EḊ = EḞ − EṖ = ∑ Eiṅ − ∑ Eout
provided.
■ ENERGY ANALYSIS
The energy analysis is based on the law of conservation of
+ ∑ Ẇ
The exergy equations of each component in CARS are
(7)
Table 5. Parameters of System Analysis basis is derived from Table 9. The calculation formula is
expressed as follows:
Parameter Value Parameter Value Parameter Value
UN AV
T0 (°C) 25.0 cele ($/GJ) 19.31 N (year) 10 EḊ , k = EḊ , k + EḊ , k (9)
P0 (kPa) 101.3 ccw ($/GJ) 0.35 t (h) 8000
clgwh ($/GJ) 3.882 i (%) 15 ϕ (−) 1.06 To provide more useful information about the irreversibility
of equipment, the combinations of Ė EN ̇ EX ̇ UN ̇ AV
D , ED , ED , and ED are
listed here.37
Ė D into Ė EN ̇ EX ̇ UN ̇ AV
D , ED , ED , and ED parts.
35 ̇ EN
ED,k is the endogenous Ė UN,EN is the part of Ė D, which cannot be reduced due to
̇
part of ED, which is only related to the irreversibility of the kth D,k
technical limitations of the kth component. The calculation
component. Ė EX ̇
D,k is the exogenous part of ED within the kth formula is expressed as follows:
i ̇ y
component, which is caused by the irreversibility of other
EN j ED , k z
= EṖ , k jjjj zz
̇ , k zz
components, with the exception of the kth component. The UN
calculation methods of Ė EN ̇ EX
k {
UN , EN
D,k and ED,k are presented in ref 17. EḊ , k
The calculation formula is expressed as follows: EP (10)
EN EX
EḊ , k = EḊ , k + EḊ , k (8) UN
EḊ , k
Ė UN ̇
D,k is the ED that cannot be reduced due to technological
where ( )EṖ , k
is the ratio of the exergy destruction per unit of
limitations. The remaining part of Ė D is Ė AV
36
D,k. The calculation product exergy.
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Ė UN,EX
D,k is the part of Ė D that cannot be reduced due to Ė AV,EX
D,k is the part of Ė D that can be reduced by a structural
technical limitations in the other components of the total improvement in the total system or improving the efficiency of
system. The calculation formula is expressed as follows: the remaining components. The calculation formula is
expressed as follows:
UN , EX UN UN , EN
EḊ , k = EḊ , k − EḊ , k (11) AV , EX AV AV , EN
EḊ , k = EḊ , k − EḊ , k (13)
Ė AV,EN
is the part of Ė D that can be reduced by improving the
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D,k
efficiency of the kth component. The calculation formula is
expressed as follows: EXERGOECONOMIC ANALYSIS
AV , EN EN UN , EN Conventional Exergoeconomic Analysis. An exergoe-
EḊ , k = EḊ , k − EḊ , k (12) conomic analysis is an effective method for energy system
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Table 6. Equations for Energy Analysis of CARS The equipment size, material, and operating conditions
determine the cost of the equipment. The revised formula for
Component Mass/Material/Energy equations
calculating the investment cost of the equipment is expressed
ṁ 1 = ṁ 2 + ṁ 3 as follows:41
LiBr generator ṁ 1x1 = ṁ 3x3
Iṙ = Iė rmrprt (18)
Q̇ GEN − LiBr = ṁ 2h2 + ṁ 3h3−ṁ 1h1
Using the chemical economic plant cost index (CEPCI), the
equipment cost is transformed from the basic data in 2000 to
LiBr condenser Q̇ CON −LiBr = ṁ 6h6 − ṁ 2h2
the data in 2018. The CEPCI values in 2000 and 2008 are
394.1 and 638.1, respectively.42
ṁ 9 = ṁ 5 + ṁ 8
CEPCI2018
LiBr absorber ṁ 9x 9 = ṁ 5x5 Iė ,2018 = Iė ,2000
CEPCI2000 (19)
Q̇ ABS−LiBr = ṁ 5h5 + ṁ 9h9 − ṁ 8h8
The capital recovery factor (α) is determined by the interest
rate (i) and the system life (N), which can be calculated by eq
LiBr heat exchanger ṁ4 h4 − ṁ 3h3 = ṁ 1h1 − ṁ 10h10
20.
EX EX
CḊ , k = cF , kEḊ , k (23)
j Sb z
M
k {
UN AV
(17) CḊ , k = cF , kEḊ , k = CḊ , k + CḊ , k (28)
eNH3 (kJ/mol) eH2O (kJ/mol) eLi (kJ/mol) eBr (kJ/mol) eH (kJ/mol) eN (kJ/mol) eO (kJ/mol)
336.69 8.62 371.96 34.33 117.64 0.335 1.966
jij yz
zz − E ̇ − E ̇
j1 −
GEN −NH3j jj z
TGEN −NH3 zz
T0
k {
NH3 generator ̇ + Q̇
EḊ , GEN −NH3 = E11 12 13
EN j Ż z
= EṖ , k jjjj k zzzz
UN
The combinations of Ċ EN ̇ EX ̇ UN ̇ AV
k EP , k {
UN , EN
D , CD , CD , and CD are defined as Z ̇k
̇
follows.45 (31)
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Ċ D,k
AV,EX
and Ż kAV,EX are derived from the remaining
components, which are formulated as follows: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
AV , EN AV , EN
CḊ , k = cF , kEḊ , k (36) Conventional Exergy and Exergoeconomic analysis
of CARS. Table 12 shows the results of the conventional
AV , EX
Z ̇k
EX UN , EX
= Z ̇k − Z ̇k (37) exergy and exergoeconomic analysis. Ė D of the entire process is
1179.176 kW. Ė D in the LiBr heat exchanger attains the highest
■ PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
The exergy efficiency (ε) of a component is the ratio of the
energy (437.447 kW) and accounts for 37.10% of the total
energy due to the lower temperature of the heat stream in the
LiBr heat exchanger. The second highest Ė D is obtained from
desired output exergy to the input exergy46,47 and demon- two generators; each generator accounts for 22.02%. This
strates the ability of components to utilize low-grade waste finding shows that Ė D is higher in the process of heating the
heat. The calculation formulas are expressed as follows: system with waste heat. The highest Ċ D is derived from the
Table 12. Results of Conventional Exergy and Exergoeconomic Analysis of Each Component
Component Ė F (kW) Ė P (kW) Ė D (kW) cF ($/GJ) cP ($/GJ) Ċ D ($/h) Ż ($/h) ε (%) yD (%) f (%) Ṙ tot ($/h)
LiBr generator 949.612 689.907 259.705 3.882 5.344 3.630 1.246 72.65 22.02 25.56 4.876
LiBr condenser 242.414 210.824 31.590 4.608 5.298 0.524 6.336 86.97 2.68 92.36 6.860
LiBr absorber 228.863 195.157 33.706 5.357 6.282 0.650 1.546 85.27 2.86 70.39 2.196
LiBr heat exchanger 1363.874 926.427 437.447 4.608 6.784 7.257 2.721 67.93 37.10 27.27 9.978
LiBr pump 0.142 0.110 0.032 19.310 24.930 0.002 0.134 77.46 0.00 98.37 0.136
NH3 generator 693.379 433.719 259.660 3.882 6.206 3.629 7.502 62.55 22.02 67.40 11.131
NH3 condenser 76.943 57.231 19.712 5.609 7.541 0.398 3.720 74.38 1.67 90.33 4.118
NH3 evaporator 320.772 280.221 40.551 7.541 8.632 1.101 0.734 87.36 3.44 40.00 1.835
NH3 heat exchanger 199.682 134.551 65.131 5.609 8.324 1.315 0.703 67.38 5.52 34.83 2.018
NH3 pump 5.248 1.710 3.538 19.310 59.260 0.246 0.498 32.58 0.30 66.95 0.744
NH3 absorber 110.221 82.117 28.104 8.561 11.491 0.866 4.066 74.50 2.38 82.44 4.933
LiBr heat exchanger (7.257 $/h). Similarly, Ċ D of the nents. For other components of the system, reducing the
components with less Ė D is lower than that with a high Ė D. investment costs is a more effective way to optimize them.
The components with higher Ż are the NH3 generator (7.502 Advanced Exergy and Exergoeconomic Analyses of
$/h), LiBr condenser (6.336 $/h), NH3 absorber (4.066 $/h), CARS. Advanced analyses results of Ė D, Ċ D, and Ż are shown in
and NH3 condenser (3.720 $/h). Tables 13, 14, and 15, respectively.
As shown in Table 12, the higher the total cost rate is (Ṙ tot ) Figure 4 shows the advanced analysis results of Ė D. With the
of the components, the greater the impact is on CARS. The exception that the LiBr condenser (55.60% unavoidable and
importance of each component to the system cost can be 18.72% avoidable) and the NH 3 condenser (52.51%
determined. The NH3 generator (11.131 $/h) and LiBr heat unavoidable and 18.06% avoidable) have a high Ė EX ̇ EN
D , ED of
exchanger (9.978 $/h) have the highest Ṙ tot . From an other components occupies the main part. A high Ė D occurs in
AV
exergoeconomic point of view, these components are the LiBr generator (24.23% endogenous and 10.62%
important. exogenous), NH 3 generator (24.30% endogenous and
The exergoeconomic factor (f) is effective for evaluating a 12.40% exogenous), and NH3 evaporator (32.32% endogenous
component economy. A high f value indicates that Ż should be and 4.60% exogenous) because the pressure drop and heat
reduced, while a low f value indicates that Ċ D should be transfer to the environment are neglected. For pumps, the
reduced. For the LiBr generator, LiBr heat exchanger, NH3 change in pressure is the main cause of Ė D. For other
evaporator, and NH3 heat exchanger, a reduction in the exergy components, the temperature difference between hot fluids
destruction should be considered to optimize these compo- and cold fluids explains their irreversibility. With the exception
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Table 17. Strategies for Reducing Avoidable Exergy Destruction Cost Rate
The categories of Ċ D ($/h) Strategies to reduce Ċ D
Component Ċ D Ċ AV
D Ċ AV,EN
D Ċ AV,EX
D The part should be focused Strategy A a
Strategy Bb Strategy Cc
LiBr generator 3.630 1.265 0.880 0.385 EN/EX √ √
LiBr condenser 0.524 0.149 0.051 0.098 EX √
LiBr absorber 0.650 0.165 0.128 0.037 EN √
LiBr heat exchanger 7.257 0.805 0.523 0.282 EN/EX √ √ √
LiBr pump 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 EN √
NH3 generator 3.629 1.332 0.882 0.450 EN/EX √ √
NH3 condenser 0.398 0.106 0.034 0.072 EX √ √
NH3 evaporator 1.101 0.406 0.356 0.051 EN √ √
NH3 heat exchanger 1.315 0.146 0.094 0.051 EN/EX √ √ √
NH3 pump 0.246 0.033 0.031 0.002 EN √
NH3 absorber 0.866 0.262 0.190 0.072 EN √ √
a
A: Improve the efficiency of the components or replace components with effective devices. B: Improve the efficiency of other components. cC:
b
that the LiBr generator and NH3 evaporator have lower values Depending on the parts of each component that are selected,
and should be considered to reduce their Ċ D. Other the strategy of each component is determined.
components, especially the LiBr pump and NH3 condenser, Parametric Study. In this section, the influence of the
have higher exergoeconomic factor values and should reduce parameters, such as refrigeration temperature and LiBr
evaporator temperature, on Ż and Ė D are investigated.
their Ż .
As shown in Figure 9, as the refrigeration temperature
Table 17 presents three strategies for reducing Ċ DAV. increases, Ż of the system decreases, but the speed of decline
Components with higher Ċ AV,EN
D and Ċ AV,EX
D should choose does not decrease. While Ė D decreases, the speed of decline
strategy A and strategy B, respectively. The components does not decrease. This finding shows that increasing the
related to system coupling should choose strategy C. refrigeration temperature can reduce Ż and Ė D of the system.
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Figure 10 shows the results of the LiBr evaporator
temperature as a parameter. As the LiBr evaporator temper- AUTHOR INFORMATION
Corresponding Author
*E-mail: ceshyang@csu.edu.cn.
ORCID
Peizhe Cui: 0000-0001-6390-9287
Yinglong Wang: 0000-0002-3043-0891
Zhiqiang Liu: 0000-0002-6504-0543
Sheng Yang: 0000-0002-3119-8131
Author Contributions
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These authors contributed equally to the paper.
Notes
The authors declare no competing financial interest.
■ ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
This work is supported by the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (Nos. 21776145, 21676152, 21808117,
Figure 10. Influence of LiBr evaporator temperature on CARS. and 51676209), Talent Fund of Shandong Collaborative
Innovation Center of Eco-Chemical Engineering
(XTCXQN03), and State Key Laboratory Base of Eco-
chemical Engineering (STHG1803).
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ature increases, Ż decreases, but Ė D increases. Therefore, the
relationship between them should be weighed to determine the NOMENCLATURE
optimal temperature. Specific methods are introduced in our ̇
C = exergy cost rate ($/h)
previous work.48
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c = unit exergy cost ($/GJ)
CONCLUSIONS Ė = exergy rate (kW)
f = exergoeconomic factor
In this article, advanced exergy and exergoeconomic analyses h = specific enthalpy (kJ/kg)
of CARS driven by low-grade waste heat is performed. The I ̇ = investment cost ($)
results show that the irreversibility and inefficiency of i = interest rate (%)
components can be better understood by using advanced M = price index
analysis methods. The main results of this article are detailed as ṁ = mass flow rate (kg/s)
follows: N = system life (year)
(1) By optimization of CARS, 24.44% of Ė D and 23.80% of P = pressure (kPa)
Ċ D can be avoided. In addition, 17.68% of Ż in the Q̇ = heat transfer rate (kW)
system is avoidable. Ṙ = cost rate ($/h)
(2) The highest Ė D is derived from the LiBr heat exchanger r = revised factor
(437.447 kW); 88.91% is unavoidable, while the NH3 S = equipment size
generator (95.309 kW) obtains the highest Ė AV D . s = specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
(3) The results indicate that 68.33% of Ė D is endogenous, T = temperature (K)
and 31.67% of Ė D is exogenous. By optimization, Ė EN D t = annual working hour (h)
and Ė DEX can be reduced by 16.39% and 8.05%, Ẇ = power (kW)
respectively. Therefore, endogenous optimization of x = mass concentration
components should be given priority. y = exergy destruction ratio
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