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 …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal design and operation of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system driven by solar energy with sensible thermal energy storage

H Yu, H Helland, X Yu, T Gundersen, G Sin - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the optimal design and operation of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system
driven by solar energy is investigated. A two-tank sensible thermal energy storage system is …

Energy, exergy, and economic (3E) analysis of an organic Rankine cycle using zeotropic mixtures based on marine engine waste heat and LNG cold energy

Z Tian, W Zeng, B Gu, Y Zhang, X Yuan - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, thermo-economic performance comparisons between zeotropic mixtures and
pure fluids are conducted via simulation for a parallel two-stage organic Rankine cycle …

[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 …

Optimal liquified natural gas (LNG) cold energy utilization in an Allam cycle power plant with carbon capture and storage

H Yu, T Gundersen, E Gençer - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxy-combustion power cycles are an alternative technology for electricity generation to
facilitate carbon capture and storage (CCS). Among oxy-combustion power cycles, the Allam …

A novel triple power cycle featuring a gas turbine cycle with supercritical carbon dioxide and organic Rankine cycles: Thermoeconomic analysis and optimization

K Mohammadi, K Ellingwood, K Powell - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel triple power cycle is proposed where waste heat from a gas turbine
cycle is utilized to drive a supercritical carbon dioxide (s-CO 2) recompression cycle and a …

A general approach in optimization of heat exchangers by bio-inspired artificial intelligence methods

J Krzywanski - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
The paper introduces the artificial intelligence (AI) approach as a general method for the
design and optimization study of heat exchangers. Genetic Algorithms (GA) and Artificial …

An off-design model to optimize CCHP-GSHP system considering carbon tax

R Zeng, X Zhang, Y Deng, H Li, G Zhang - Energy conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
To closely reflect the actual working condition of CCHP-GSHP system, the aim of this study
is to propose an off-design optimization model of the CCHP-GSHP coupled system …

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 …

ANN-PSO aided selection of hydrocarbons as working fluid for low-temperature organic Rankine cycle and thermodynamic evaluation of optimal working fluid

S Mohan, P Dinesha, PE Campana - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) has been demonstrated to extract useful work output from low-
grade heat sources like solar-thermal, biomass/biofuel combustion, geothermal, and waste …