Abstract

In this paper, thermodynamic analysis of the Szewalski hierarchic vapour cycle cooperating with a system of waste heat recovery from exhaust gases are presented. According to that purpose, the CFM (computation flow mechanics) approach has been used correctly. In this paper, traditional steam cycle, the bottoming organic Rankine cycle (ORC) and a system of waste heat recovery with use of water with temperature 90 ^oC have been analyzed. The Szewalski binary vapour cycle is providing steam as the working fluid in the high temperature part of the cycle, while another fluid – organic working fluid – as the working substance substituting conventional steam over the temperature range represented by the low pressure steam expansion. The steam cycle for reference conditions, the Szewalski binary vapour cycle, and the Szewalski hierarchic vapour cycle cooperating with a system of waste heat recovery have been comprised. Four working fluids in the low temperature part of binary cycle such as ammonia, propane, isobutene and ethanol have also been investigated. Moreover, the Szewalski cycle is a good resolution for proper using heat flux received from the exhaust gases heat regeneration system.