Analysis and simulating recuperator impact on the thermodynamic performance of the combined water-ammonia cycle

Abstract

In the combined water-ammonia cycle, the double-ammonia mixture is used as the operating fluid. This cycle enables using resources such as waste energy, normal power cycle or an independent heat source that uses solar energy or global warming. Gas turbines have many uses, the most important of which is in the propulsion of various types of aircraft however, in industries, gas turbines are also used to operate mechanical devices such as pumps, compressors and small generators of electricity, and especially to provide peak loads and intermediate loads and sometimes basic loads [1]. Gas turbines are also increasingly used in combined power stations cycle. These power stations are made of a combination of vapor and gas turbines and there are several types of heat