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Table 3 Thermodynamic properties of the single flash geothermal power plant combined with the trans-critical CO2 cycle

From: Exergy analyses and optimization of a single flash geothermal power plant combined with a trans-critical CO2 cycle using genetic algorithm and Nelder–Mead simplex method

Points

Working fluid

Temperature (°C)

Pressure (KPa)

Enthalpy (kJ/kg)

Entropy (kJ/kg K)

Mass flow rate (kg/s)

Quality

Exergy (kW)

1

Geo-fluid

170

900

719.3

2.042

10

1236

2

Geo-fluid

151.9

500

719.3

2.047

10

0.03742

1223

3

Geo-fluid

151.9

500

2749

6.821

0.3742

1

281.7

4

Geo-fluid

151.9

500

640.4

1.861

9.626

0

941.1

5

Geo-Fluid

60.07

20

2348

7.122

0.3742

0.8891

98.55

5b

Geo-fluid

60.07

20

1910

5.81

0.3742

0.7036

78.8

6

Geo-fluid

60.07

20

251.5

0.8321

0.3742

0

3.863

7

Geo-fluid

60.13

500

252.1

0.8326

0.3742

4.053

8

Geo-fluid

72.1

500

302.2

0.9802

9.626

169.9

9

Carbon dioxide

52.1

15,000

− 186.3

− 1.383

17.2

3784

9b

Carbon dioxide

55.7

15,000

− 176.8

− 1.354

17.2

3829

10

Carbon dioxide

131.9

15,000

12.53

-0.8275

17.2

4403

11

Carbon dioxide

72.72

7214

− 18.03

− 0.8052

17.2

3765

12

Carbon dioxide

30

7214

− 202.2

− 1.395

17.2

0

3572

13

Geo-fluid

71.65

500

300.3

0.9748

10

173.7