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Gear pump for low power output ORC – an efficiency analysis

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In this paper, the authors proposed a gear pump for very low power output applications (1-10 kW gross power production), where the losses are volumetric, mechanical and also electrical of motor and variable frequency drive.
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This article is published in Energy Procedia.The article was published on 2017-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 28 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Gear pump & Variable-frequency drive.

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Waste heat recovery from diesel engines based on Organic Rankine Cycle

TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the latest technology of the engine-Organic Rankine Cycle system in the applications of waste heat recovery from the heat sources with different temperatures, with particular concentration on diesel engines.
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Experimental development of a kilowatt-scale biomass fired micro – CHP unit based on ORC with rotary vane expander

TL;DR: In this paper, a renewable solution based on woodchip combustion system coupled with ORC for applications replacing biomass boilers and producing electricity for own system consumption and a little bit extra is presented.
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A theoretical study on the performance of a scroll expander in an organic Rankine cycle with hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs) in place of R245fa

TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of a 2.5kW hermetic scroll expander was investigated by means of a semi-empirical model when replacing the original working fluid (R245fa) with low-GWP fluids.
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Performance analysis of a novel organic Rankine cycle with a vapor-liquid ejector

TL;DR: In this article, a novel organic Rankine cycle with a vapor-liquid ejector was proposed to enhance the system performance, and the results showed that it has higher system efficiency when the pump has a low efficiency and the evaporating temperature is high.
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Optimal design of organic Rankine cycle recovering LNG cold energy with finite heat exchanger size

TL;DR: In this paper, an optimization study for an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) combined with an LNG regasification plant for recovering LNG cold energy was carried out, under a size constraint.
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Techno-economic survey of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) systems

TL;DR: An overview of the different ORC applications is presented in this paper, and an in-depth analysis of the technical challenges related to the technology, such as working fluid selection and expansion machine issues, is reported.
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Experimental study and modeling of an Organic Rankine Cycle using scroll expander

TL;DR: In this article, a numerical model of an ORC and an experimental study carried out on a prototype working with refrigerant HCFC-123, whose heat sources consist in two hot air flows.
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Experimental study on an open-drive scroll expander integrated into an ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) system with R245fa as working fluid

TL;DR: In this paper, an open-drive scroll expander integrated into an organic rankine cycle using R245fa as working fluid was evaluated. But the expander was designed for a nominal heat input of 20kW and a nominal net power output of 1.8kW.

Sustainable energy conversion through the use of Organic Rankine Cycles for waste heat recovery and solar applications

TL;DR: In this paper, a small-scale waste heat recovery organic rankine cycle (ORC) using an open-drive oil-free scroll expander was developed and validated with the experimental data.
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Experimental tests and modelization of a domestic-scale ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle)

TL;DR: In this article, a small-scale organic rankine cycle (ORC) prototype is used for the simulation of a commercial HVAC compressor with a power of about 1.5kW.
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