Is the difference just in the application or are there other differences?
The Kalina Cycle is one of the cycles which were successfully developed and used to convert low-grade heat into electrical power.
The Goswami Cycle is a thermodynamic cycle used to produce both electrical power and refrigeration in one loop at the same time.
Kalina cycle uses a working fluid comprised of at least two different components,The ratio between those components varies in different parts of the system to decrease thermodynamic irreversibility and therefore increase the overall thermodynamic efficiency. Several studies have shown that the Kalina cycle performs substantially better than a steam Rankine cycle systemOne drawback of the Kalina cycle is the fact that high vapor fraction is needed in the boiler, however, the heat exchanger surface is easy to dry out at high vapor fractions, resulting in lower overall heat transfer coefficients and a larger heat exchange area
Goswami cycle is a combination of Rankine power cycle and an absorption cooling cycle. Its advantages include the production of power and cooling in the same cycle, the design flexibility to produce any combination of power and refrigeration, the efficient conversion of moderate temperature heat sources, and the possibility of improved resource utilization compared to separate power and cooling systems . The binary mixture first used was ammonia-water, and later on new binary fluids were proposed and studied.
Kalina cycle uses conventional condensation process by exchanging heat with the environment, means your lower temperature is fixed for working fluid coming out of the turbine. Goswami cycle uses absorption condensation process because of which working fluid temperature can gon below surrounding temperature and we get refrigeration in Goswami's cycle.
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