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Papers

Ammonia-Water Based Thermal Conversion Technology: Applications in Waste Heat Recovery for the Cement Industry

Mark D. Mirolli, May 2007, IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Conference.

The Kalina Cycle® for Cement Kiln Waste Heat Recovery Power Plants

Mark D. Mirolli, May 2005, IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Conference.

Notes from the North: a Report on the Debut Year of the 2 MW Kalina Cycle® Geothermal Power Plant in Husavik, Iceland

Henry Mlcak and Mark Mirolli, Exergy, Hreinn Hjartarson, Orkuveita Húsavíkur, Marshall Ralph, Power Engineers, Inc., October 2002, GRC.

Commercialization of the Kalina Cycle® for Power Generation and its Impact on C02 Emissions

Mark D. Mirolli, December 2001, International Joint Power Generation Conference.

Design and Start-up of the 2 MW Kalina Cycle® Orkuveita Húsavíkur Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland

Henry A. Mlcak, PE, March 2001, European Geothermal Energy Council 2nd Business Seminar EGEC 2001

Ammonia–Water Bottoming Cycles

A Comparison Between Gas Engines and Gas Diesel Engines as Prime Movers
Maria Jonsson, Jinyue Yan, 2001, Energy, The International Journal, 26(1) pp. 31-44.

Triple Analogy and its use for the Combined Processes of Heat and Mass Transfer during Mixture Condensation (As Applied to Kalina Power Cycle)

Mark D. Mirolli, Alex Dvoiris, Ph.D., January 1999.

First Kalina combined-cycle plant tested successfully

Hank Leibowitz and Mark Mirolli, Exergy Inc., May 1997, Power Engineering.

An Introduction to the Kalina Cycle®

Henry A. Mlcak, PE, October 1996, ASME PWR Vol. 30, Proceedings of the International Joint Power Generation Conference, Book No. H01077 - 1996, Houston, Texas.

Gallery

Images from a selection of GGL Kalina Cycle® plants for waste heat recovery and geothermal applications.

Canoga Park Demonstration, USA, 6.5MW

The Canoga Park Demonstration was constructed in California between 1991 and 1997.

Arial view
Arial view
Plant exterior
Plant exterior
Turbine
Turbine

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Japan, 3.5MW

Implemented by GGL in 1999, the Sumitomo Metal Industries Kalina Cycle® plant achieves an annual energy saving equivalent to about 6600 kilolitres in oil.

Exterior view
Exterior view

Húsavíkur, Iceland, 2MW

The Orkuveita Húsavíkur Kalina Cycle® plant began generation operations in July 2000. The plant reliably produces more than 1,600 kW at a notable level of efficiency and availability.

01 Plant model
01 Plant model
02 model view
02 model view
03 model view
03 model view
04 model view
04 model view
05 model view
05 model view

Completed plant
Completed plant
Construction
Construction
Detail
Detail
Interior plant view
Interior plant view
Operations
Operations