Energy production during regasification of liquefied natural gas: Identification of optimal working fluids in low temperature Rankine cycles

In this paper, the objective is to develop new graphical tools that allow straightforward identification of the optimal design of a Rankine cycle that uses LNG being regasified as a heat sink. To achieve that objective, a numerical model is developed in order to predict the value of the specific work output produced by the system. Then, numerical optimizations are performed and the results are reported in a graphical form. These new figures...