Dual-fluid-hybrid power plant co-powered by low-temperature geothermal water

作者：Borsukiewicz Gozdur Aleksandra^*

来源：Geothermics, 2010, 39(2): 170-176.

DOI：10.1016/j.geothermics.2009.10.004

• Geothermal
• Power plant
• Working fluid
• Low-temperature Rankine cycle
• Organic Rankine Cycle
• Hybrid power plant

Three variants of power plants fuelled or co-fuelled by geothermal water have been assessed, with the aim of making the best use of the energy contained in a stream of 80-120 degrees C geothermal water. Heat-flow calculations for three power plant types, namely an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power plant, a dual-fluid-hybrid power plant and a single-fluid hybrid-fuelled power plant, are presented. The analysis shows the thermodynamic benefits, in terms of the extent of using the thermal energy of low-temperature geothermal water, that arise from utilizing hybrid and dual-fluid-hybrid power plants rather than ORC power plants. The dual-fluid plant optimizes the use of the geothermal water, but the hybrid plant makes the best overall utilization of the energy compared to separate ORC and fuel-fired plants.

• 出版日期2010-6