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. 2023 Mar 29;9(4):e15007. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15007

Table 11.

Exergoeconomic parameters of the ORC configurations.

Components cf
cp
ED˙
C˙D
r
f
Z˙
($/GJ) ($/GJ) (kW) ($/h) (%) (%) ($/h)
Basic ORC
Pump 16.63 45.18 0.09 0.006 171.7 85.83 0.0347
Evaporator 4.00 5.58 6.16 0.089 39.41 28.92 0.0361
Expander 6.27 16.63 3.42 0.077 165.1 86.69 0.5034
Condenser 6.27 40.78 2.23 0.051 550.0 63.31 0.0887
IHE-ORC
IHE 6.67 35.09 0.40 0.009 425.7 85.20 0.0551
Pump 16.84 44.71 0.11 0.006 165.5 85.30 0.0374
Evaporator 4.00 5.22 4.47 0.064 30.51 38.42 0.0402
Expander 6.67 16.84 3.80 0.091 152.3 85.58 0.5415
Condenser 6.67 58.12 1.72 0.041 770.8 78.13 0.1481
FFH-ORC
FFH 7.28 10.94 1.76 0.046 50.32 6.52 0.0032
Pump-I 16.30 55.62 0.03 0.002 241.3 89.90 0.0142
Pump-II 16.30 42.64 0.09 0.005 161.6 87.82 0.0365
Evaporator 4.00 4.99 2.39 0.034 24.85 62.83 0.0583
Expander 6.28 16.30 3.81 0.086 159.5 86.42 0.5479
Condenser 6.28 32.11 1.95 0.044 411.3 65.5 0.0839
IHE-FFH-ORC
IHE 5.55 9.60 0.40 0.008 73.0 10.49 0.0009
FFH 7.97 9.48 0.39 0.003 18.96 21.57 0.0031
Pump-I 16.93 58.25 0.02 0.001 244.0 90.09 0.0124
Pump-II 17.46 44.01 0.09 0.006 152.1 86.81 0.0371
Evaporator 4.00 4.47 2.96 0.042 11.7 0.05 0.0021
HPE 5.55 16.93 1.98 0.039 205.1 90.27 0.3673
LPE 5.55 17.46 1.89 0.038 214.5 89.83 0.3347
Condenser 5.55 42.3 2.33 0.046 662.1 6.94 0.0035