THERMODYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF COMBINED DIESEL-ENGINE AND ABSORPTION UNIT - TURBOCHARGED ENGINE WITH INTERCOOLING

Large diesel engines are well suited for power generation in remote ar eas, their high thermal efficiency and relative insensitivity to high ambient temperatures make them suitable for use in desert and tropical climates. The exhaust gases from such installations represent a signi ficant amount of thermal energy that can be put to beneficial use. Thi s paper explores the utilisation of the exhaust gases from a turbochar ged and intercooled engine as an energy input to a vapour absorption r efrigeration machine that is used primarily to cool the engine charge air in an intercooler. The influence of the engine configuration and p erformance parameters on the performance of an ideal system is investi gated. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd