10-200kW and 50-100mm diameter
1. Waste Heat Turboexpander
- 1-stage radial expander
- Hydrocarbon mixture @ 758 psia, -46⁰ F, 2.6 pressure ratio
- 3.8 inch rotor tip dia., 42000 rpm, 0.38 specific speed
- 200 kW @ 86% efficiency
2. Waste Heat Recovery turbine
- 1-stage radial expander
- Work scope: preliminary sizing and performance analysis, nozzle & impeller detailed designs
- R134a @ 281 psia, 156⁰ F, 2.2 pressure ratio
- 3.2 inch rotor tip dia., 31500 RPM, 0.72 specific speed
- 58 kW @ 90% efficiency
3. R245fa waste heat expander
- 1-stage partial admission transonic reaction turbine
- Work scope: conceptual design, preliminary sizing and performance analysis, detailed blade designs
- R245fa fluid @ 96.6 psia, 171⁰ F, 3.2 pressure ratio
- 3 inch diameter, 31,500 RPM
- 24 kW @ 80% efficiency