Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1996. IECEC 96., Proceedings of the 31st Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3547-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1996.553342
