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Title
Making the Manufacturing of Cement Zero Net Carbon via the Utilization of the Brayton Cycle Heat Pump
Description
According to Our World in Data, the industry sector contributes approximately 5.2 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions in 2016 [1]. Of that percentage, the cement industry contributes approximately 3 percent, thus accounting for more than 57 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions within the industry sector. Industrial-scale heating that is powered by renewable energy sources has the potential to combat this issue. This paper aims to analyze and model the Reverse Brayton Cycle to be used as a heat pump in a novel cement production system. The Simple Reverse Brayton Cycle and its potential concerning performance indicators such as coefficient of performance and scalability are determined. A Regenerative Brayton cycle is modeled in MATLAB® programming in order to be optimized and compared to conventional processes that require higher temperatures. Traditional manufacturing methods are discussed. Furthermore, possible methods of improvement are explored to view its effect on performance and temperatures between stages within the cycle.
Date Created
2024
Contributors
- Rivera, Daniel E (Author)
- Phelan, Patrick (Thesis advisor)
- Milcarek, Ryan (Committee member)
- Calhoun, Ronald (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
87 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.193493
Level of coding
minimal
Cataloging Standards
Note
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2024
Field of study: Mechanical Engineering
System Created
- 2024-05-02 01:48:51
System Modified
- 2024-05-02 01:48:57
- 6 months 3 weeks ago
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