[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical analysis of variable volume ratio as additional optimization parameter in organic Rankine cycle expanders

K Couvreur, R Tassenoy, X van Heule… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the use of a variable volume ratio expander for a 10 kWe organic Rankine
cycle (ORC) to be integrated in a Carnot battery has been studied. The reciprocating piston …

[HTML][HTML] Partial cycle operation of latent heat storage with finned tubes

G Scharinger-Urschitz, P Schwarzmayr, H Walter… - Applied Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This work examines a high temperature latent heat storage system, which could find use in
future concentrated solar power and other combined heat and power plants. In contrast to …

Development of measurement setup for thermal conductivity at high temperatures using the parallel hot-wire

J Nonneman, K Couvreur, A Vancoillie… - Journal of Physics …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
An experimental setup is built to determine the thermal conductivity of a mixture of KNO3
and NaNO3 with a ratio of 54-46m% which is used in high temperature thermal storage …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental investigation on partial cycle operation of high temperature latent heat thermal energy storage systems

P Schwarzmayr - 2020 - scholar.archive.org
This thesis examines a high temperature latent heat thermal energy storage system at partial
cycle operating conditions. A storage system of this type could find use in modern …