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Innovative CHP concept for ORC and its benefit compared to conventional concepts
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In this article, an integrated concept for heat decoupling based on a two-stage organic rankine cycle with regenerative preheating from turbine bleeding is introduced, which is suitable for the entire range of cover ratios of a district heating system.About:
This article is published in Applied Energy.The article was published on 2016-12-01. It has received 35 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Organic Rankine cycle & Recuperator.read more
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Thermodynamic and economic analysis of the integration of Organic Rankine Cycle and Multi-Effect Distillation in waste-heat recovery applications
TL;DR: In this article, a small-scale multi-effect distillation system for seawater desalination with a waste heat recovery organic Rankine Cycle was studied, and two configurations were analyzed: a hybrid serial-cascade and a cascade configuration.
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Combined heat and power from hydrothermal geothermal resources in Germany: An assessment of the potential
S. Eyerer,C. Schifflechner,S. Hofbauer,S. Hofbauer,Wolfgang Bauer,Christoph Wieland,Hartmut Spliethoff +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the potential of hydrothermal geothermal energy for combined heat and power (CHP) generation in Germany is investigated and the thermodynamic and economic performance of operating power plants is analyzed and models for the efficiency and the production costs are developed.
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Condensation heat transfer and pressure drop characteristics of R134a, R1234ze(E), R245fa and R1233zd(E) in a plate heat exchanger
TL;DR: In this article, heat transfer and pressure drop correlations were developed for a plate heat exchanger during the working conditions of the condenser of either organic Rankine cycle power systems or heat pump units.
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Investigation on a small-scale pumpless Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system driven by the low temperature heat source
TL;DR: In this article, a small-scale pumpless organic rankine cycle (ORC) system driven by the low temperature heat source is established to investigate the overall performance, which shows a remarkable improvement in terms of power output, energy efficiency and exergy efficiency.
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Techno-economic potential of waste heat recovery from German energy-intensive industry with Organic Rankine Cycle technology
TL;DR: In this article, the potential of electricity generation from the waste heat with ORC is assessed for three main industrial sectors: steel manufacturing (basic oxygen furnace, electric arc furnace and reheating furnace for hot rolling mills); cement manufacturing and both hollow and container glass manufacturing.
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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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A review of thermodynamic cycles and working fluids for the conversion of low-grade heat
TL;DR: 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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Lowgrade heat conversion into power using organic Rankine cycles - A review of various applications
TL;DR: An organic Rankine cycle (ORC) machine is similar to a conventional steam cycle energy conversion system, but uses an organic fluid such as refrigerants and hydrocarbons instead of water as discussed by the authors.
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A Review of Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) for the Recovery of Low-grade Waste Heat
T.C. Hung,T.Y. Shai,S.K. Wang +2 more
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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Fluid selection for the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) in biomass power and heat plants
Ulli Drescher,Dieter Brüggemann +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a software has been developed to find thermodynamic suitable fluids for ORC in biomass power and heat plants, where the highest efficiencies are found within the family of alkylbenzenes.