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A Kalina Cycle Application For Power Generation, Mounir B. Ibrahim, Ronald M. Kovach

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A multi-component (NB₃/H₂O) Kalina-type cycle that utilizes the exhaust from a gas turbine is investigaed in this paper. The turbine-inlet pressure of 5.96 × 10⁶N/m² and temperature of 755.372 K were kept constant, as well as the working fluid temperature at the condenser outlet (at 290K). The HN₃ mass fraction at the turbine inlet was varied along with the seperator temperature and the effects on the cycle efficiency were studied. The relationships between turbine-inlet flow and the seperator-inlet. How are shown in addition to the upper and lower HN₃ mass-fraction bounds. …