Rational Exergy Management Model for Effective Utilization  of Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Resources

Birol KILKIŞ; Şiir KILKIŞ

doi:https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000119

Article Details

Rational Exergy Management Model for Effective Utilization of Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Resources

Authors:

Birol KILKIŞ | Şiir KILKIŞ

Publisher:

Hitit University

Journal:

Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering 2018 Vol.5 Issue 0, pp.59-73

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000451710

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2148-4171

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000119

Abstract:

 

Within the broad range of sustainability and decarbonization efforts, energy and exergy-rational cities are becoming universally important. Within this context, both   ORC systems, which are touted as primarily useful for utilizing low-enthalpy geothermal   resources and heat pumps, which are considered as the primary tool for decarbonization   are critically analyzed in this study. In this context, two cases regarding an ORC, which is   used only for power generation without utilizing its waste heat and a heat pump operating   on grid power, were examined and was concluded that they are not exergetically sustainable, if they operate as individual systems. This study instead developed an analysis model,   which reveals with case studies and examples that a broad hybridization of combining   ORC technology, heat pumps, absorption units, thermal storage, and other renewable energy resources, like solar and wind provides sustainable and exergetically rational design   solutions. It is argued and verified that, within practical demand and supply constraints in   the built environment, such hybrid systems lead to 4th generation district energy systems   and beyond, like nearly-zero energy and exergy cities. In order to arrive such conclusions,   new evaluation and rating metrics based on Rational Exergy Management Model were   introduced. A novel nearly-zero energy and exergy design about a 20000-inhabitant town   having geothermal energy potential at a production well-head temperature of 80o   C is presented for a simplified purpose of demonstrating the algorithm of the new model This   design incorporates ground-source heat pumps, waste heat utilization, cogeneration units,   in addition to ORC system. Such an enrichment of the multiple systems even in a simplistic manner in an exergy economy cycle analytically reduces CO2    emissions by about 66%,   when compared to a conventional district energy system utilizing natural gas. Yet analyses   have shown that results are sensitive upon design constraints and local conditions and   concludes that the only option of achieving a truly sustainable solution in terms of exergy   towards net-zero status is optimum bundling of the energy resources and systems on a caseby-case design with the main aim of balancing the supply and demand exergy.

Article Details

Rational Exergy Management Model for Effective Utilization of Low-Enthalpy Geothermal Energy Resources

Authors: Birol KILKIŞ | Şiir KILKIŞ

Publisher: Hitit University

Journal: Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering 2018 Vol.5 Issue 0, pp.59-73

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 9/2018

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000451710

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 2148-4171

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000119

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Authors:

Birol KILKIŞ | Şiir KILKIŞ

Publisher:

Hitit University

Journal:

Hittite Journal of Science and Engineering 2018 Vol.5 Issue 0, pp.59-73

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

9/2018

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000451710

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

2148-4171

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17350/HJSE19030000119