Table 10 Environmental sustainability analysis of supercritical carbon dioxide cycles for recuperator cycle with MED and ORC.

From: 3E analysis of sCO2 recuperator cycle with multi effect desalination and organic Rankine cycle to enhance environmental sustainability

Scenario

1

2

3

4

5

6

Component

Depletion number

(DP)

Sustainability Index

(SI)

Depletion number

(DP)

Sustainability Index

(SI)

Depletion Number

(DP)

Sustainability Index

(SI)

Depletion Number

(DP)

Sustainability Index

(SI)

Depletion Number

(DP)

Sustainability Index

(SI)

Depletion Number

(DP)

Sustainability Index

(SI)

sCO2 Turbine

0.053

18.868

0.053

18.868

0.053

18.868

0.053

18.868

0.053

18.868

0.053

18.868

sCO2 Pump

0.179

5.587

0.179

5.587

0.179

5.587

0.179

5.587

0.179

5.587

0.179

5.587

sCO2 Recuperator

0.371

2.695

0.549

1.821

0.371

2.695

0.471

2.123

0.371

2.695

0.657

1.522

sCO2 Condenser

0.486

2.058

0.732

1.366

0.486

2.058

0.649

1.541

0.486

2.058

0.807

1.239

sCO2 HRSG

0.251

3.984

0.348

2.874

0.251

3.984

0.299

3.345

0.251

3.984

0.437

2.288

ORC Turbine

0.075

13.334

0.087

11.494

0.075

13.334

0.081

12.346

0.075

13.334

0.098

10.204

ORC Pump

0.196

5.102

0.196

5.102

0.196

5.102

0.196

5.102

0.196

5.102

0.196

5.102

ORC Condenser

0.468

2.137

0.118

8.475

0.468

2.137

0.229

4.367

0.468

2.137

0.908

1.101

ORC HRSG

0.403

2.481

0.279

3.584

0.436

2.294

0.299

3.345

0.346

2.890

0.460

2.463

Cycle

0.303

3.300

0.385

2.597

0.291

3.436

0.349

2.865

0.312

3.205

0.449

2.22

  1. The results of the optimal stability analysis have been ranked from best to worst as follows: Scenario 3, Scenario 5, Scenario 1, Scenario 4, Scenario 2, Scenario 6.