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1. Introduction - Firenze University Press

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(a)<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

Fig. 5. Flow diagrams of single product systems: (a) IGCC system (b) single methanol product<br />

process (c) single SNG product process<br />

3. PERMORMANCE ANALYSIS OF THE NEW SYSTEM<br />

For evaluating the performance improvement of the polygeneration system, a criterion of Energy<br />

Saving Ratio (ESR) is defined as follows:<br />

[ P/ CGmthCmth<br />

GSNG CSNG ] F<br />

ESR <br />

P/ G C G C<br />

C mth mth SNG SNG<br />

where P represents the net power output of the polygeneration system, kW; C represents the<br />

thermal efficiency of the power reference system (IGCC); G represents the mass flow rate (kg/s);<br />

C represents the energy consumption for unit methanol production in a single methanol<br />

mth<br />

production process, kJ/kg; C mth is the energy consumption for unit SNG production in a single SNG<br />

production process, kJ/kg; F represents the lower heating value (LHV) of total fuel input for the<br />

polygeneration system, kW. The ESR denotes that how much fossil fuel will be saved if the same<br />

products are produced in the polygeneration system as that in the reference systems.<br />

The thermal efficiency and exergy efficiency are defined in formula (2) and (3).<br />

[ PEmth ESNG<br />

]<br />

ESR <br />

F<br />

where Emth and ESNG represents the energy output of methanol and SNG respectively, kW.<br />

6<br />

(1)<br />

(2)

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