Diesel engines are by far the most common means of propulsion aboard ships. It is estimated that around half of their fuel energy consumption is dissipated as low-grade heat …
The aim of this paper is to facilitate the selection of the expander for a small-scale organic Rankine cycle based on an experimental comparison of a piston, a screw, a scroll and a …
M Marchionni, G Bianchi, SA Tassou - SN Applied Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Abstract In the European Industry, 275 TWh of thermal energy is rejected into the environment at temperatures beyond 300° C. To recover some of this wasted energy …
Energy conversion efficiency is one of the most important features of power systems as it greatly influences the economic balance. The efficiency can be increased in many ways …
J Yang, Z Ye, B Yu, H Ouyang, J Chen - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Micro-scale organic Rankine cycle (ORC) enables to convert low-temperature waste heat into electricity, which is presented as one of combined heat and power (CHP) technologies …
In the field of marine engineering, there is a strong motivation to increase the propulsion system efficiency, mainly due to rising fuel prices and the new environmental and …
S Staub, P Bazan, K Braimakis, D Müller… - Energies, 2018 - mdpi.com
Storage of electricity from fluctuating renewable energy sources has become one of the predominant challenges in future energy systems. A novel system comprises the …
The increasing interest in micro power generation is pushing the research world to find new solutions for increasing the efficiency of micro Organic Rankine Cycles. One of their main …
Abstract Low power Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) turbines are typically characterised by flow efficiencies much smaller than those of large power steam or gas turbines. The paper …