Techno-Economic Model for a Quick Preliminary Feasibility Evaluation of Organic Rankine Cycle Applications
JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY WATER AND ENVIRONMENT SYSTEMS-JSDEWES
Authors: Hribernik, Ales; Hribernik, Tanja Markovic
Abstract
The investment decision support tool was developed, which can be applied to check the technical feasibility and economic viability of an Organic Rankine Cycle system, and to select the appropriate working fluid, based only on basic information on the waste heat source, i.e. source temperature and mass (heat) flow rate. Two profitability criteria, Net Present Value and Payback Period, were introduced for economic evaluation, while an Organic Rankine Cycle design correlations-based model was developed, and applied for prediction of technical parameters and components' design estimation. Validation performed with the previously published data confirmed model accuracy in spite of its simplicity. The model gave quick answers, and was incorporated successfully into a decision algorithm, which was supported by a set of system component design and cost functions, and could serve as an effective tool for preliminary feasibility evaluation of any proposed Organic Rankine Cycle based waste heat recovery system. An example of model application over the broad range of waste heat source temperatures is presented and the results discussed in order to show its basic capabilities.
Effect of Imobilized Enzymes Naringinase and Tannase Produced from Aspergillus Sp. Isolate Mk156394 Isolated from Rotten Pomelo on Quality Characteristics of Citrus Limetta Juice and Process Optimization by Using Response Surface Methodology
BIOINTERFACE RESEARCH IN APPLIED CHEMISTRY
Authors: Kumar, Sanjay; Joshi, Jyoti; Kumar, Vijay; Gautam, Pankaj; Singh, Smita; Kohli, Deepika
Abstract
Enzymes naringinase and tannase were produced from Aspergillus sp. isolate mk156394 isolated from rotten pomelo, and the effect of both immobilized enzymes on quality characteristics of Citrus limetta juice has been investigated in this study. Total of 17 experiments were planned according to RSM-BBD. Enzyme ratio (naringinase: tannase) (100:0, 50:50, 0:100) and incubation temperature (30 degrees C, 40 degrees C, 50 degrees C) (each with three levels) were selected as the independent variables. The result of the study clearly indicated that independent variables affected the responses (Naringin content, Tannin content, TPC, and Vitamin C content). Design Expert 10.0.1 software was used to optimize the process parameters. The optimum values for process optimization were found to be 46.05: 53.95, 50 degrees C and 4 hrs, and the optimum values for responses naringin content, tannin content, total phenolic content, and vitamin C content were found to be 225.367 mu g/ml, 0.393mg/ml, 1553.966 mg GAE/L, 34.713 mg/100ml, respectively.