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 …

[HTML][HTML] Working fluid and system optimisation of organic Rankine cycles via computer-aided molecular design: A review

CN Markides, A Bardow, M De Paepe… - Progress in Energy and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems are a class of distributed power-generation systems
that are suitable for the efficient conversion of low-to-medium temperature thermal energy to …

Cost engineering techniques and their applicability for cost estimation of organic Rankine cycle systems

S Lemmens - Energies, 2016 - mdpi.com
The potential of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems is acknowledged by both
considerable research and development efforts and an increasing number of applications …

A framework for the design & operation of a large-scale wind-powered hydrogen electrolyzer hub

N Cooper, C Horend, F Röben, A Bardow… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the threat of climate change, renewable feedstocks & alternative energy carriers are
becoming more necessary than ever. One key vector is hydrogen, which can fulfil these …

Comparative analysis and multi-objective optimization of organic Rankine cycle (ORC) using pure working fluids and their zeotropic mixtures for diesel engine waste …

Y Fang, F Yang, H Zhang - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the thermodynamic and thermoeconomic performance of an ORC system with
pure working fluids and their zeotropic mixtures each having different critical temperatures …

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 …

Thermo-economic and heat transfer optimization of working-fluid mixtures in a low-temperature organic Rankine cycle system

OA Oyewunmi, CN Markides - Energies, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the present paper, we consider the employment of working-fluid mixtures in organic
Rankine cycle (ORC) systems with respect to thermodynamic and heat-transfer …

A review of recent research on the use of zeotropic mixtures in power generation systems

A Modi, F Haglind - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of zeotropic fluid mixtures in refrigeration cycles and heat pumps has been widely
studied in the last three decades or so. However it is only in the past few years that the use …

Techno-economic feasibility analysis of zeotropic mixtures and pure fluids for organic Rankine cycle systems

JG Andreasen, E Baldasso, MR Kærn, T Weith… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper the techno-economic feasibility of employing zeotropic mixtures as working
fluids in organic Rankine cycle power systems is assessed. For an application case based …

Effects of shell-and-tube heat exchanger arranged forms on the thermo-economic performance of organic Rankine cycle systems using hydrocarbons

J Li, Z Yang, S Hu, F Yang, Y Duan - Energy Conversion and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Shell-and-tube heat exchangers are crucial and widely used components in organic
Rankine cycle (ORC) systems. Heat exchanger arranged forms, namely, the organic fluid …