Recent progress in organic Rankine cycle targeting utilisation of ultra-low-temperature heat towards carbon neutrality

J Cao, L Zheng, Z Zheng, J Peng, M Hu, Q Wang… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) has been widely utilised in electricity generation due to its
attractive thermodynamic performance, compact system structure, and flexibility in system …

Review on applications of zeotropic mixtures

M Bai, L Zhao, R Zhao - Journal of Thermal Science, 2022 - Springer
Compared with the pure fluids, the zeotropic mixtures can balance the requirements of
environmental protection, heat source matching and system safety, and exhibit excellent …

Design and thermodynamic analysis of an advanced liquid air energy storage system coupled with LNG cold energy, ORCs and natural resources

Y Lu, J Xu, X Chen, Y Tian, H Zhang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Liquid air energy storage (LAES) is a kind of cryogenic energy storage technology that offers
the advantages of relatively sizeable volumetric energy density and ease of storage, which …

Techno-economic-environmental analysis and fluid selection of transcritical organic Rankine cycle with zeotropic mixtures

S Wang, J Tang, C Liu, Q Li, Z Sun, E Huo - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Waste heat recovery is regarded as highly efficacious in ameliorating energy and
environmental problems brought on by rapid economic and societal growth. The organic …

Comparative thermodynamic and techno-economic analysis of various medical waste-to-hydrogen/methanol pathways based on plasma gasification

J Li, H Wang, H Chen, H Wu, G Xu, Y Dong… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Three novel medical waste-to-hydrogen/methanol pathways based on plasma gasification
using Aspen Plus have been proposed: The first pathway is used to convert medical waste …

Zeotropic working fluid selection for an organic Rankine cycle bottoming with a marine engine

E Wang, M Zhang, F Meng, H Zhang - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is an effective approach for low-grade energy utilization. It is
important to improve the efficiency of an ORC when the heat source temperature varies. In …

[HTML][HTML] Maximizing the power output and net present value of organic Rankine cycle: Application to aluminium industry

M Dokl, L Čuček, B Abikoye, Z Kravanja - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study presents an integrated design and optimization of an Organic Rankine Cycle
(ORC) for the recovery of waste heat from aluminium production. Non-Linear Programming …

Experimental evaluation of organic Rankine cycle using zeotropic mixture under different operation conditions

Z Wang, Y Zhao, X Xia, H Pan, S Zhang, Z Liu - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The zeotropic mixture is a feasible way to improve the thermodynamics performance of
organic Rankine cycle (ORC). A small-scale ORC experimental apparatus with a scroll …

Solar-assisted combined cooling and power system integrating energy storage and desulfurization for coal-fired power plants

Z Su, L Yang, H Wang, S Liu, J Song, X Jin - Thermal Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the situation of severe energy and ecological problems, waste heat recovery is essential
to achieve the current carbon neutrality. This paper proposes a solar-assisted combined …

Pyrolysis mechanism of HFO-1234yf/iso-butane mixture: ReaxFF reactive molecular dynamic simulation study

S Wang, E Huo, Z Guan, S Cai - Computational and Theoretical Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract HFO-1234yf/iso-butane mixture is a promising working fluid of organic Rankine
cycle, but the working fluid will be pyrolyzed under the high temperature heat source. In this …