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. 2020 Mar 6;22(3):305. doi: 10.3390/e22030305
CO2 carbon dioxide Q˙heater heat input to Heater (kW)
LNG liquefied natural gas Q˙reheater heat input to Reheater (kW)
s specific entropy (kJ/kg K) ER Expansion ratio
Tref reference temperature (°C, K) Subscripts
Tsource source temperature (°C, K) j state point
p pressure (kPa) in inlet
LTR low temperature recuperator out outlet
MTR medium temperature recuperator T1 turbine 1
HTR high temperature recuperator T2 turbine 2
TIP turbine inlet pressure (kPa) C1 compressor 1
SR split ratio C2 compressor 2
PR pressure ratio C3 compressor 3
T temperature (°C, K) HI inlet of hot stream to heat exchanger
TIT turbine inlet temperature (°C, K) HO outlet of hot stream to heat exchanger
W˙ power (kW) CI inlet of cold stream to heat exchanger
I Irreversibility CO outlet of cold stream to heat exchanger
ψ˙ exergy (kJ/kg) input input
ηth thermal efficiency source source
ηexergy exergy efficiency loss,CO2 loss by CO2
W˙net,turbine net power output from turbines (kW) gain,air gain by air
W˙net,compressor net input power to compressors (kW) t total
ϵ heat exchanger effectiveness
h enthalpy (kJ/kg)
m˙ mass flow rate (kg/s)