Design of Gas Turbine Operated by Municipal Solid Waste for Obtaining Electrical Power, Hot Linseed Cooking Oil and Cooling by Absorption Refrigeration

Abstract

In the present work gas turbine is fuelled by burning municipal solid waste (MSW)inside the combustion chamber of gas turbine in presence of air coming from compressor of gas turbine. The mass flow rate of MSW and air are adjusted in such a way that constant 1 MW power is generated after combustion gas is passed through the turbine. The exhaust combustion gas coming out from turbine after producing power of 1 MW is used for heating linseed cooking oil from 298.15 K to 393.15 K and amount of heating oil production decreases from 1:00 hour to 5:00 hours, increases from 6:00 hours to 15:00 hours and again decreases from 16:00 hours to 24:00 hours. The remaining exhaust gas exiting out after heating cooking oil is used for heating generator of water-LiBr vapour absorption refrigeration system(VARS)maintained at generator and evaporator temperature of 70⁰C, 12^oC respectively for air cooling application. The condenser and absorber temperature are maintained at ambient temperature of Kolkata city, India and analysed for May(maximum temperature) and January(minimum temperature). The generator heating load and cooling load decreases from 1:00 hour to 5:00 hours, increases from 6:00 hours to 15:00 hours and again decreases from 16:00 hours to 24:00 hours for May and January with actual COP(coefficient of performance) of 0.211 and 0.48 respectively. 

Cite as

Kamaljyoti Talukdar. (2021). Design of Gas Turbine Operated by Municipal Solid Waste for Obtaining Electrical Power, Hot Linseed Cooking Oil and Cooling by Absorption Refrigeration. Research and Applications of Thermal Engineering, 4(2), 1–6. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5118748