NAME : MOHD ALSHAFIQ BIN TAMBI CHIK

Assignment: OTEC Thermal efficiency calculation

Twso
=28c
Twso
=24c

T
leakage

Negligible heat and mass

Negligible pressure drop
No vapor leakage.
1

Tcsi = 4c
Tcso = 8c
3

2
s

For Evaporator :
QE = (UA)E(Tm)E
QE =10kW

(UA)E =5kW/K

Thus, (Tm)E = 2c
By using log mean temperature difference equation, T E can be calculated
(Tm)E = (Twsi-Twso)/ln [(Twsi-TE)/(Twso-TE)]
So,
TE =23.37 c

From Single Shot P-PROPATH on web page

PE = 962.965kPa
h1 = 519.782 kJ/kg
s1 =10.0329 kJ/kg.K
s1 = s2

For condenser :

Qc = (UA)c(Tm)c
Qc =9kW

(UA)c =3kW/K

Thus, (Tm)c = 3c

By using log mean temperature difference equation, T c can be calculated

(Tm)c = (Twsi-Twso)/ln [(Twsi-Tc)/(Twso-Tc)]
So,
TC = 9.44c

From Single Shot P-PROPATH on web page

PC =601.521 kPa
s3 =10.198 kJ/kg.K
h3 = -718.748 kJ/kg hg =508.535kJ/kg
vf =0.0015985 m3/kg

To find h4, specific enthalpy of the condenser must add with work of working pump.
h4= h3 + Wwp
Wwp = (P4-PC)* vf
P1=P4 = 969.87kPa (assume no pressure drop)
vf is specific volume of saturated liquid at Tc
WPump =( 962.965 601.521)( 0.0015985)
=0.578 kJ/kg
h4 = h3 + WPump
= -718.748 +0.578
h4 = -718.170 kJ/kg
To find h2, firstly calculates the quality, x

x = (s-sf)/(sg-sf)
s1=s2 ( isentropic turbine )
s2=10.0329 kJ/kg.K

At TC = 9.44c
sf = 5.853 kJ/kg.K
sg = s3 = 10.198 kJ/kg.K
So quality,x = 0.961

h2 =x*hg +(1-x)hf
= (0.961)( 508.535) +(1-0.961)( -718.748)
= 460.916 kJ/kg

th =[ (QE QC)/QE ] *100

= 1- [QC /QE ]
= 1-[(h2-h3)/(h1-h4)]*100
= 1-[(460.916+718.748)/(519.782+718.170)]*100
= 4.71%