The global utilization of renewable energy sources, particularly geothermal
energy, is rising and the inefficient nature of geothermal cycles
necessitates recovering lost heat. This research proposes a combined power
generation cycle that simulates integrating a trans-critical carbon dioxide
cycle with a single flash geothermal cycle, utilizing the EES. The study
contrasts the system's performance between two operating states: "Without
Economizer" and "With Economizer". The investigation analyzes the impact of
an economizer on key output parameters, including energy efficiency, exergy
efficiency, and net power output. In the "With Economizer" operating state,
the net power output experiences a noticeable increase from 201.5 kW to
204.7 kW, resulting in a 1.58% enhancement in the performance of the "With
Economizer" system. The energy efficiency metric demonstrates a
corresponding improvement, rising by 1.55% from 3.28% in the "Without
Economizer" system to 3.331% in the "With Economizer" system, aligning with
the principles of the first law of thermodynamics. Furthermore, the energy
efficiency, expressed as a percentage of energy units, shows an increase
from 16.3% in the "Without Economizer" system to 16.56% in the "With
Economizer" system, representing a 1.595% improvement based on the second
law of thermodynamics or exergy. Regarding cost analysis, the study
identifies the optimal separator pressure value for the system without an
economizer, equivalent to 23. This configuration achieves a total cost rate
of 01 $/GJ. Conversely, in the system with an economizer, the optimal
pressure value for the production cost rate is 322.4 kPa, resulting in a
cost rate of 23.57 $/GJ.