As a new type of power cycles

Kalina cycle possesses the characteristic of the non-isothermal evaporation

which can effectively reduce irreversible losses and has significant advantages in the recovery and utilization of low-temperature waste heat resources and low-grade heat source conversion. In this paper

the current research status on the energy

exergy

economy

and environmental (4E) analysis of Kalina cycle systems with four configurations are summarized. The variations in evaluation indicators such as net output power

thermal efficiency

exergy efficiency

and electricity generation costs with respect to key parameters like ammonia-water mass fraction

turbine inlet temperature and pressure

and heat source temperature have been outlined

with the causes for these changes being analyzed. The environmental aspects of the cycle such as life cycle assessment are also investigated. The engineering cases of Kalina cycle power generation system are listed. Finally

the future development directions of Kalina cycle are concluded. This paper serves as a reference for the performance analysis and related research of the Kalina cycle

and is helpful to promote the technical progress and application expansion in Kalina-cycle field.