A Comparative Study of Sustainable Energy Brayton Cycles in the Oil and Gas Industry. Part 1: Performance
Diwa James Enyia1, Stanley James-Diwa Enyia2, Dane Osim-Asu3, Ambrose Imbuo Agba4, Chidiebere Jeffery Ogochukwu5
1Diwa James Enyia, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar (Nigeria), West Africa.
2Stanley James-Diwa Enyia, Jay-D Engineering Consult Limited, Calabar (Nigeria), West Africa.
3Dane Osim-Asu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cross River University of Technology, Calabar (Nigeria), West Africa.
4Ambrose Imbuo Agba, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Calabar, Calabar (Nigeria), West Africa.
5Chidiebere Jeffery Ogochukwu, Jay-D Engineering Consult Limited, Calabar (Nigeria), West Africa.
Manuscript received on 08 August 2024 | Revised Manuscript received on 28 August 2024 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 September 2024 | Manuscript published on 30 September 2024 | PP: 23-29 | Volume-12 Issue-10, September 2024 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijese.I258312100924 | DOI: 10.35940/ijese.I2583.12100924
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Abstract: Brayton cycles are open gas turbine cycles extensively used in civil aviation and the petrochemical industry because of their advantageous volume and weight characteristics. With the bulk of engine emissions associated, it is necessary to promote their environmentally-friendliness, including sound technical performance regularly. This research considers high bypass-low specific power plants in aviation and aero-derivative gas turbines combined-heat-and-power generation in the petrochemical industry. The investigation encompasses the comparative assessment of simple and advanced gas turbine cycle options including the component behaviour of the systems. This comprises the performance module. The research has contributed to understanding the technical performances of simple and advanced cycle helicopter engines, and aero-derivative industrial gas turbine cycles at design and off-design conditions. The simple cycles were modified for better fuel burn and thermal efficiency by using some additional components to form the advanced cycles. The helicopter engine investigated was converted to a small-scale aero-derivative industrial engine. Modeling the combined-heat-and-power performance of the small, medium, and large-scale aero-derivative industrial gas turbines was also implemented. The contribution also includes understanding the technical performances of both simple and advanced aero-derivative gas turbines combined heat-and-power at design and off-design A case study underlies the development and deployment of this model. The novelty is the conception of a tool for predicting the most preferred simple and advanced cycle aero-derivative engines combined heat-and-power generation in the petrochemical industry and the derivation of simple and advanced cycle small-scale aero-derivative industrial gas turbines from helicopter engines.
Keywords: Aero-derivative Engine, Brayton Cycles, Gas Turbine, Helicopter Engines, Techno-Economics
Scope of the Article: Recent Engineering & Technology