Simulation and Exergoeconomic Analysis of a Trigeneration System Based on Biofuels from Spent Coffee Grounds

Autor: Diana L. Tinoco Caicedo, Myrian Santos Torres, Medelyne Mero-Benavides, Oscar Patiño Lopez, Alexis Lozano Medina, Ana M. Blanco Marigorta
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Energies
Volume 16
Issue 4
Pages: 1816
ISSN: 1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en16041816
Popis: Biofuels have become a source of renewable energy to offset the use of fossil fuels and meet the demand for electricity, heat, and cooling in the industrial sector. This study aims to (a) develop a simulation of a trigeneration system based on a gas turbine cycle and an absorption chiller unit, using biomass and syngas from spent coffee grounds (SCGs) to replace the conventional system currently supplying the energy requirements of an instant coffee plant located in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and (b) carry out an exergoeconomic analysis of the simulated system to compare the effects of different fuels. The results showed an increase in the exergetic efficiency from 51.9% to 84.5% when using a trigeneration system based on biomass instead of the conventional non-integrated system. Furthermore, the biomass-based system was found to have the lowest operating costs ($154.7/h) and the lowest heating, cooling, and power costs ($10.3/GJ, $20.2/GJ, and $23.4/GJ, respectively). Therefore, the results of this analysis reveal that using SCGs as biofuel in this instant coffee plant is feasible for producing steam, chilled water, and power.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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