Article
The use of geothermal springs to produce electrical energy on Saturn's natural satellite Titan
AIP Conference Proceedings
(2021)
Abstract
The paper presents the results on the calculation of the following power cycles: organic Rankine cycle (ORC), supercritical Rankine cycle, two-stage Rankine cycle, Brayton cycle for Saturn's natural satellite Titan surface conditions when receiving heat from geothermal springs and heat sink into the atmosphere. The data from the Cassini-Huygens launch vehicle are used in the work to obtain raw data for thermodynamic calculation. The atmospheric and lake composition was considered to determine the possibility of using existing substances as working bodies for cycles at the natural satellite. It was found that higher efficiency is observed when using methane as a working fluid on an organic Rankine cycle.
Disciplines
Publication Date
February 22, 2021
DOI
10.1063/5.0036071
Citation Information
Anton Zharov. "The use of geothermal springs to produce electrical energy on Saturn's natural satellite Titan" AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2318 (2021) ISSN: 0094243X Available at: http://works.bepress.com/anton-zharov/11/