A review of expanders for power generation in small-scale organic Rankine cycle systems: Performance and operational aspects

G Zywica, TZ Kaczmarczyk… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
The article discusses various types of expanders used in the organic Rankine cycle systems
to turn thermal energy into electrical energy. In addition to basic information on scroll, screw …

Organic Rankine cycle design and performance comparison based on experimental database

A Landelle, N Tauveron, P Haberschill, R Revellin… - Applied Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a technology commonly used for low-grade
thermal energy conversion in electricity. This technology is mature for large power scale and …

Experimental characterization and comparison of an axial and a cantilever micro-turbine for small-scale Organic Rankine Cycle

AP Weiß, T Popp, J Müller, J Hauer… - Applied Thermal …, 2018 - Elsevier
Electricity generation from waste heat by means of Organic Rankine Cycle is a promising
method to increase the efficiency of industrial processes. However, due to special boundary …

Zeotropic mixtures study in plate heat exchangers and ORC systems

Q Blondel, N Tauveron, G Lhermet, N Caney - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Based on the known scientific literature, there are no correlations in the scientific literature to
predict the two-phase heat transfer coefficients of Hydrofluoroethers pure fluids and …

Analytical model for thermal efficiency of organic Rankine cycles, considering superheating, heat recovery, pump and expander efficiencies

G Scagnolatto, L Cabezas-Gómez… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article proposes a new analytical model that calculates the thermal efficiency of
subcritical Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) and integrates the main cycle components and …

Numerical and experimental investigations of a turbocharger with a compressor wheel made of additively manufactured plastic

A Andrearczyk, P Bagiński, P Klonowicz - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study investigates the operating characteristics of a turbocharger compressor having
components manufactured by multiJet printing technology. Currently, studies are being …

Experience from set-up and pilot operation of an in-house developed biomass-fired ORC microcogeneration unit

J Mascuch, V Novotny, J Spale, V Vodicka, Z Zeleny - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper provides an insight into the early commercial development and pilot operation of
a 50 kW thermal and 2 kW electrical output biomass-fired microcogeneration (μCHP) ORC …

A recent advance on partial evaporating organic Rankine cycle: Experimental results on an axial turbine

G Lhermet, N Tauveron, N Caney, Q Blondel, F Morin - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technology is an efficient way to convert low-grade heat
from renewable sources or waste heat for power generation. The partial evaporating organic …

The impact of changes in the geometry of a radial microturbine stage on the efficiency of the micro CHP plant based on ORC

TZ Kaczmarczyk, G Żywica, E Ihnatowicz - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
The overall efficiency of ORC systems depends on a number of factors, but it goes without
saying that the efficiency of the expansion device is one of the most important ones. The …

Performance analysis of an integrated gas-, steam-and organic fluid-cycle thermal power plant

COC Oko, IH Njoku - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents the performance analysis of an existing combined cycle power plant
augmented with a waste heat fired organic Rankine cycle power plant for extra power …