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SELECTION OF SUITABLE WORKING FLUID AND STORAGE MATERIAL FOR ORC COUPLED WITH THERMAL ENERGY STORAGESowa, Dawid; Daniarta, Sindu; Kolasiński, PiotrSome low-temperature energy sources (e.g., waste or solar heat) tend to be intermittent, and the heat supply from such sources may fluctuate over time. This kind of heat could be utilized using organic Rankine cycle (ORC) to generate electricity. Moreover, the increase in their reliability may be possible thanks to the application of thermal energy storage (TES), in which surplus thermal energy may be accumulated in the storage material. This energy can then be used in these periods of time when the heat source is not available or its output is limited. In this way, energy generation may be levelled. In some cases, a wide range of operating conditions and a variety of working fluids that are used in ORC systems mean that the choice of TES material may be difficult, since there are several types of TES materials, and each analysed case can give different material selections. Because of that, optimizing TES that is connected to the ORC system can be an interesting scientific challenge. Therefore, the aim of this study is to present the selection of proper working fluid-TES material pairs for different working conditions applied to a model of the ORC system coupled with TES. Various configurations of the ORC-TES system were investigated, taking into account differences between latent and sensible TES, and both for simple and recuperated cycles. The results obtained show that the combination of ORC with TES is promising for application in intermittent and fluctuating heat sources.- COST-EFFECTIVE OPTION OF COLD ENERGY UTILIZATION IN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRYDaniarta, Sindu; Sowa, Dawid; Havas, Ádám; R. Imre, Attila; Kolasiński, PiotrIn pharmaceutical industries, nitrogen is used for several purposes, including inerting storage containers to prevent chemical reactions with oxygen at a temperature range of 2 to 8 °C. To meet these specifications, the regasification of liquefied nitrogen (LIN), transforming the liquefied nitrogen into gas phases at certain temperatures and pressures, is necessary. One potential solution that can be applied to increase efficiency and reduce costs while maintaining strict quality and safety standards in the pharmaceutical industry is a replacement of the conventional LIN regasification process with an organic Rankine cycle (ORC). This process could utilize cold energy from the process while using nitrogen as a cooling source and ambient air as the hot side of the thermodynamic cycle. Using the ORC system for this cold energy utilization is promising as the technology is now more developed, compact, relatively reasonable cost, and reliable. Since there are few investigations in cold energy utilization as power generation, this article discusses the techno-economic feasibility of the ORC system in the case of its application in pharmaceutical industries with a particular focus on cold energy utilization in LIN regasification. In this analysis, propane was selected as the working fluid of the ORC system as it has good criteria such as thermal properties, zero ozone depletion potential, and low global warming potential. The analysis was optimized for different heat source conditions. Several designs (with and without the direct expansion system) were developed. In the end, their techno-economic performances and cost-effectiveness were compared. The obtained results show that replacing the conventional LIN regasification in the pharmaceutical industry with an ORC system may improve the efficiency of the system and reduce power consumption. The results of the study additionally indicate that, in terms of cost-effectiveness, reusing existing components of the prior system – specifically, the nitrogen vaporizers and pump – would result in a 23.81% reduction in investment costs and a 22.00% decrease in levelized cost of energy (LCOE).
