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hcasperfu committed Sep 26, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ Model of an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) as a bottoming cycle.
The thermodynamic cycle is steady-state while the evaporator and the condenser
can be configured to have first order dynamics.
The fluid stream 1 (using <code>Medium1</code>, <code>port_a1</code>, etc.)
is the evaporator hot fluid carrying waste heat
and the stream 2 is the condenser cold fluid carrying the cooling fluid.
is the evaporator hot fluid, e.g., waste heat,
and the stream 2 is the condenser cold fluid.
The working fluid of the cycle is not based on a typical Modelica medium model.
See the Thermodynamic Properties section of this document for the rational.
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The superheating temperature difference <i>&Delta;T<sub>sup</sub></i>
is minimized, meaning it is zero whenever possible; otherwise it assumes
the smallest value not to cause the expander outlet state to fall
under the dome. Subcooling after the condenser is not considered.
under the two-phase region, i.e. the \"dome\".
Subcooling after the condenser is not considered.
The Thermodynamic Properties section of this document details how these
state points are found.
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An important assumption is that all heat is dissipated, i.e.,
the cycle is not controlled thermal load.
the cycle is not controlled by thermal load.
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<p align=\"center\">
<img src=\"modelica://IBPSA/Resources/Images/Fluid/CHPs/OrganicRankine/CycleArchitecture.png\"
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evaporator PP temperature difference set point.
Although the model does not implement this as a control loop,
an upper limit and a lower limit are imposed on
<i>m&#775;<sub>w</sub></i> to reflect the characteristics of a sized cycle.
<i>m&#775;<sub>w</sub></i> to reflect the capacity constraints of a sized cycle.
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