Value analysis of advanced heat rejection systems for geothermal power plants

Author

Bliem, Carl ; Zangrando, Federica ; Hassani, Vahab

Author_Institution

CJ Bliem Consulting, Longmont, CO, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

11-16 Aug 1996

Firstpage

1616

Abstract

A computer model and a methodology has been developed to perform value analysis for small, low-temperature binary geothermal power plants. The value analysis method allows for incremental changes in the levelized energy cost (LEC) to be determined between a baseline plant and a modified plant. Thermodynamic cycle analyses and component sizing are carried out in the model followed by economic analysis which provides LEC results. The emphasis of the work has been on evaluating different types of heat rejection systems

Keywords

economics; geothermal power stations; power engineering computing; thermal analysis; thermodynamics; value engineering; advanced heat rejection systems; component sizing; computer model; economic analysis; geothermal power plants; heat rejection systems; levelized energy cost; low-temperature binary geothermal power plants; thermodynamic cycle analyses; value analysis; Costs; Fuel economy; Geothermal power generation; Laboratories; Performance analysis; Power generation economics; Power system economics; Power system modeling; Renewable energy resources; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

1089-3547

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3547-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1996.553342

Filename

553342