NABIN MURALI

Student ID - 31060639
Industrial Waste Heat Recovery
Date : 22-11-2022

Previous Track Record (PTR)

Why waste ? Emission
• Waste heat – Free energy Rate UK 2022
• Improves the overall efficiency of the plant 0.193 kg/kWh
What is a Rankin Cycle Total Carbon Reduction
• Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) uses heavy molecular
162120 kg/yr.
hydrocarbons to convert heat to electricity
Annual tree offset = 296,923
Table – 2 : Case Study | ref:[1]
• Low temperature heat recovery, once-through boiler ref: [2]

Technical Analysis Financial Analysis

Energy Calculations Net Present Value (NPV)
Cooling Towers
NPV
Power o/p Alternator
Table – 4 : Energy Generated
Evaporator
cooling water circuit Rt = Net cash flow/year
ORC battery limit
I = discount rate
t = Number of time periods
Ssource of Eq:1 NPV Calculation
Heat-carrying Loop Table – 5 : Revenue | ref [5]
Waste Heat Table – 3 : Cashflow
Heat Exchanger Fig. 1: ORC System | ref: [1]
thermal oil circuit
Financial Viability
Technology Comparisons • Legends
• The payback period = 2 years and 7 months
• ABS - Absorption regeneration unit
• NPV value for 5 years cashflow is positive • HE - Heat Exchanger
• The Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF), gov.uk • ORC - Organic Rankine Cycle
Ref: [0]
• MATCH - Match solution ( both ORC
• Factors to be consider for discount rates : Projected Value,
and a District Heating )
Marketability, Location of project
• Other similar technologies ref:[4]
Graph. 1: ORCWorking fluids | ref: [3] Fig. 2 : ORC Cycle | ref: [3] • Expected life span of ORC system is 30 years ref:[3] • Kalina cycle
• ORC follows closed loop thermodynamic cycle. Payback Period Fig. 3 : Comparative Study | ref: [0] • The Neogen cycle

• Turboden uses silicon fluids, hydrocarbons (R245fa)

and refrigerants as its operational fluid Recommendations
• Operating temperature range 450-600 °C • Installation of District Heating along with ORC (MATCH) to improve efficiency of the plant
• Build infrastructure to utilise the power generated inhouse for powering utility, Charge UPS
• Methods for Optimization of the installed Organic Rankine Cycle System
• Identifying the possibility of power generation via similar renewable sources in the plant
Table – 1: ORC Major Suppliers | ref:[3] Graph – 2: Payback

Ref [1]: turboden.com/products/2463/orc-system | Ref [2]: bulb.co.uk/carbon-tracker | Ref [3]: Techno-economic survey of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems | Ref [4]: chemengonline.com/waste-heat-recovery-methods-and-technologies | Ref [5]:ofgem.gov.uk/non-domestic-rhi-tariff