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A review of thermodynamic cycles and working fluids for the conversion of low-grade heat

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In this paper, a review of the organic Rankine cycle and supercritical Rankine Cycle for the conversion of low-grade heat into electrical power, as well as selection criteria of potential working fluids, screening of 35 working fluids for the two cycles and analyses of the influence of fluid properties on cycle performance are presented.
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This paper presents a review of the organic Rankine cycle and supercritical Rankine cycle for the conversion of low-grade heat into electrical power, as well as selection criteria of potential working fluids, screening of 35 working fluids for the two cycles and analyses of the influence of fluid properties on cycle performance. The thermodynamic and physical properties, stability, environmental impacts, safety and compatibility, and availability and cost are among the important considerations when selecting a working fluid. The paper discusses the types of working fluids, influence of latent heat, density and specific heat, and the effectiveness of superheating. A discussion of the 35 screened working fluids is also presented.

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Working fluids for high-temperature organic Rankine cycles

TL;DR: In this article, a thermodynamic screening of 31 pure component working fluids for organic Rankine cycles (ORC) is given using BACKONE equation of state, the fluids are alkanes, fluorinated alkane, ethers and fluorinated ethers.
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A Review of Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) for the Recovery of Low-grade Waste Heat

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TL;DR: In this article, the efficiencies of ORCs using cryogens such as benzene, ammonia, R11, R12, R134a and R113 as working fluids have been analyzed parametrically and compared.
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Effect of working fluids on organic Rankine cycle for waste heat recovery

TL;DR: In this article, an analysis of the performance of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) subjected to the influence of working fluids is presented, which reveals that the thermal efficiency for various working fluid is a weak function of the critical temperature.
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