Is zeotropic working fluid a promising option for organic Rankine cycle: A quantitative evaluation based on literature data

W Xu, R Zhao, S Deng, L Zhao, SS Mao - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of alternative working fluids has become a difficult and never-ending task,
and thus driven a tremendous progress of the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technology. In …

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 …

Innovations for organic Rankine cycle power systems: Current trends and future perspectives

C Wieland, C Schifflechner, K Braimakis… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the early 2000s, organic Rankine cycle (ORC) technology has experienced rapid
development and market uptake. More than 4.5 GW of total ORC power plant capacity has …

Thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment of pure and zeotropic fluid ORCs for waste heat recovery in a biomass IGCC plant

S Georgousopoulos, K Braimakis, D Grimekis… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study includes a thermodynamic and techno-economic assessment of Organic
Rankine Cycle (ORC) for waste heat recovery (WHR) from three types of waste heat sources …

Exergy efficiency potential of dual-phase expansion trilateral and partial evaporation ORC with zeotropic mixtures

K Braimakis, S Karellas - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The exergy efficiency improvement potential of dual-phase expansion (trilateral and partial
evaporation) Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) with zeotropic mixtures of R1233zd (E) …

Thermo-mechanical energy level approach integrated with exergoeconomic optimization for realistic cost evaluation of a novel micro-CCHP system

M Feili, H Rostamzadeh, H Ghaebi - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional exergoeconomic analysis suffers from a lack of solid conceptual meaning
behind its auxiliary cost equations defined for the needed components. To provide a logical …

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 …

Development, experimental testing and techno-economic assessment of a fully automated marine organic rankine cycle prototype for jacket cooling water heat …

P Pallis, E Varvagiannis, K Braimakis, T Roumpedakis… - energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The final development stages and continuous operation testing of a micro-scale Organic
Rankine Cycle (ORC) prototype running with R134a are presented. The prototype was …

Experimental and simulation study on a zeotropic ORC system using R1234ze (E)/R245fa as working fluid

P Lu, K Chen, X Luo, W Wu, Y Liang, J Chen, Y Chen - Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a highly promising technology for converting heat
to power, which has a widespread application in renewable energy utilization and waste …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of critical temperature and category of zeotropic mixture working fluids on the thermal performance in subcritical ORC

AM Ahmed, AR Imre - International Journal of Thermofluids, 2023 - Elsevier
Several thermodynamic properties are crucial in selecting the optimal working fluids and
significantly affect the performance of the Organic Rankine cycle (ORC); one of them is the …