Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

Nashrieh Shimi va Mohandesi Shimi Iran

Simulation of an Innovative Hydrogen Liquefaction Concept for using Gas Power-Plant’s Wasted Energy

Document Type : Research Article

Authors
Hamed Rezaie Azizabadi 1
Masoud Ziabasharhagh 1
Mostafa Mafi 2
1 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, K.N. Toosi university of technology, Tehran, I.R. IRAN
2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, I.R. IRAN
Abstract
Due to the importance of hydrogen liquefaction and the low efficiency of the existing liquefaction plants, many pieces of research are done to develop a proper liquefaction concept. Utilizing innovative configurations, the use of geothermal and solar energies for absorption pre-cooling systems have been extensively investigated through various studies. In the present study, an innovative concept for hydrogen liquefaction, which utilize absorption pre-cooling supplied by wasted heat contained in gas power-plant’s exhaust flow, is developed and simulated by Aspen HYSYS V. 9. Using two separate equations of state for hydrogen and mixed refrigerant streams and realistic assumption about heat exchangers and turbo-machines have increased the accuracy, besides making it practical. The simulation results show that the developed concept has a better performance in terms of specific energy consumption and coefficient of performance compared to the other proposed concepts, so that the specific energy consumption and coefficient of performance are 4.55 and 27%, respectively. In addition, the suggested concept could be supplied directly by power-plant due to the requirement of being close to the power plant. This removes power distribution losses. Other key feature of the proposed concept, which sets it apart from the other concepts, is its capability to be used for energy storage. 
Keywords
Liquefaction
Hydrogen
Absorption refrigeration
Ortho-para Conversion
Mixed-Refrigerant

Subjects

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