Physical Chemistry of Aqueous Systems: Meeting the Needs of Industry

ISBN Print: 978-1-56700-034-4

ISBN Online: 978-1-56700-445-8

THERMODYNAMICS OF THE KALINA CYCLE AND THE NEED FOR IMPROVED PROPERTIES DATA

DOI: 10.1615/ICPWS-1994.1060
pages 841-853

要約

The Kalina Cycle uses a mixture of ammonia and water as its working fluid. Mixtures provide thermodynamic advantages which make the Kalina Cycle the most efficient power plant cycle known today. The commercial adoption of this cycle requires much more accurate information on the thermophysical and transport properties of water-ammonia mixtures than now available. This paper describes various types of Kalina Cycles and indicates why better thermophysical properties are needed and of what type.