A review of solar-driven organic Rankine cycles: Recent challenges and future outlook

R Loni, O Mahian, CN Markides, E Bellos… - … and sustainable energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is an effective technology for power generation from
temperatures of up to 400° C and for capacities of up to 10 MW el. The use of solar …

Review of the working fluid thermal stability for organic Rankine cycles

X Dai, L Shi, W Qian - Journal of Thermal Science, 2019 - Springer
The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is an efficient power generation technology and has been
widely used for renewable energy utilization and industrial waste heat recovery. Thermal …

Analysis of suitability ranges of high temperature heat pump working fluids

GF Frate, L Ferrari, U Desideri - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
Power generation systems recovering waste heat, such as Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC),
cannot work efficiently when the highest temperature ranges between 100° C and 85° C. For …

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 …

Thermal stability and thermal decomposition mechanism of octamethyltrisiloxane (MDM): Combined experiment, ReaxFF-MD and DFT study

W Yu, C Liu, L Tan, Q Li, L Xin, S Wang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The thermal stability and decomposition mechanism of octamethyltrisiloxane (MDM) were
studied using a combination of experimental, ReaxFF simulation, and DFT calculation …

Synthesis of submicron-sized spherical silica-coated iron nickel particles with adjustable shell thickness via swirler connector-assisted spray pyrolysis

D Ratnasari, EL Septiani, KLA Cao, T Hirano… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Silica-coated iron nickel (FeNi@ SiO2) particles have attracted significant attention because
of their potential applications in electronic devices. In this work, submicron-sized spherical …

[HTML][HTML] Fluorobenzene as new working fluid for high-temperature heat pumps and organic Rankine cycles: Energy analysis and thermal stability test

M Doninelli, G Di Marcoberardino, I Alessandri… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Industrial high-temperature heat pumps and Organic Rankine Cycles play a pivotal role in
reducing CO 2 emissions of the industrial sector. While several eco-friendly refrigerants …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Thermal degradation assessment study of a direct vaporization ORC based micro-CHP system under close-to-real operating conditions

JS Pereira, M Santos, R Mendes, JC André… - Applied Thermal …, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycles have the potential to be implemented at a micro-scale and to fulfil
the technological gap that is preventing the retrofit of the wall-hang residential combi-boilers …

Optimization of organic Rankine cycle power systems considering multistage axial turbine design

A Meroni, JG Andreasen, G Persico, F Haglind - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle power systems represent a viable and efficient solution for the
exploitation of medium-to-low temperature heat sources. Despite the large number of …