My watch list
my.chemeurope.com  
Login  

Kalina cycle



The Kalina cycle is a thermodynamic cycle for converting thermal energy to mechanical power which utilizes working fluid comprised of at least two different components and a ratio between those components is varied in different parts of the system to increase thermodynamic reversibility and therefore increase overall thermodynamic efficiency. There are multiple variants of Kalina cycle systems specifically applicable for different types of heat sources. Several proof of concept power plants using the Kalina cycle have been built.

The Kalina cycle was invented by the Russian engineer Aleksandr Kalina.


 
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Kalina_cycle". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
Your browser is not current. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 does not support some functions on Chemie.DE