Table 1 Typical types of different prime movers
From: Sustainable energy recovery from thermal processes: a review
| Â | ICE [21] | SE [22] | GT [23] | ST [24] | FC [25] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Capacity (kW) | 10–18,000 | 1–55 | 500–300,000 | 100–250,000 | 5–1400 |
Electric efficiency (%) | 27–41 | 20–35 | 22–36 | 6.27–7.31 | 35–42.5 |
Fuel type | NG, biogas, propane | ALL | NG, biogas, propane, oil | All | Hydrogen, NG, propane, methanol |
Thermal product | Hot water, low-pressure steam | – | Hot water, low-pressure steam, high-pressure steam | Low-pressure steam, high-pressure steam | Hot water, low-pressure steam, high-pressure steam |
Temperature of dissipated heat (°C) | 350–648 | – | 380–550 | 147–192 | 371 |
Exhaust flow (kg/h) | 0.5–55 | – | 67–474 | 9094–224,285 | – |
Advantages | Fast start-up | Low noise, maintenance, and vibration | High-quality thermal output | Lifetime is very long (more than 50Â years) | Low emission |