Abstract

Due to increasing oil and gas demand with the depletion of fossil resources in the current situation make efficient energy systems and alternative energy conversion processes are urgently needed. With the great potential of resources in Indonesia, make biomass has been considered as one of major potential fuel and renewable resource for the near future. In this paper, the potential of palm oil mill waste as a bioenergy source has been investigated. An organic Rankine cycle (ORC) small scale power plant has been preliminary designed to generate electricity. The working fluid candidates for the ORC plant based on the heat source temperature domains have been investigated. The ORC system with a regenerator has higher thermal efficiency than the basic ORC system. The study demonstrates the technical feasibility of ORC solutions in terms of resources optimizations and reducing of greenhouse gas emissions.

Details

Title
Application of Biomass from Palm Oil Mill for Organic Rankine Cycle to Generate Power in North Sumatera Indonesia
Author
Nur, T B 1 ; Pane, Z 2 ; Amin, M N 2 

1  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sumatera Utara, Indonesia 
2  Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Sumatera Utara, Indonesia 
Publication year
2017
Publication date
Mar 2017
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/180/1/012035
ProQuest document ID
2563841283
Copyright
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