Modelling approaches of micro and small-scale organic Rankine cycle systems: A critical review

R Moradi, L Cioccolanti - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) systems are a technology capable of producing electricity and
heat from a wide range of energy sources and are particularly well-suited for medium and …

A review of modeling approaches and tools for the off-design simulation of organic Rankine cycle

L Liu, T Zhu, N Gao, Z Gan - Journal of Thermal Science, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) are an effective way to produce electricity from low-
grade heat sources, which cannot be effectively obtained using conventional high …

Solar driven micro-ORC system assessment for residential application

MA Ancona, M Bianchi, L Branchini, A De Pascale… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to estimate the electricity production obtainable by coupling an
existing kW-size recuperated Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) prototype with a commercial …

Technical assessment of novel organic Rankine cycle driven cascade refrigeration system using environmental friendly refrigerants: 4E and optimization approaches

K Bhuvaneshwaran, PK Govindasamy - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Hydrocarbons are a promising working fluid for organic Rankine cycles and refrigeration
systems that have gained increasing attention in recent decades as a replacement for the …

Permeability effects assessment on recovery performances of small-scale ORC plant

F Fatigati, D Di Battista, R Cipollone - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste heat recovery (WHR) of internal combustion engine (ICE) exhaust gases through
organic Rankine cycle (ORC)-based power units is one of the most effective technological …

Analysis and comparison on thermodynamic and economic performances of an organic Rankine cycle with constant and one-dimensional dynamic turbine efficiency

P Li, Z Han, X Jia, Z Mei, X Han, Z Wang - Energy Conversion and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) has been demonstrated to be an effective and promising
technology to recover low-grade heat source. Constant turbine efficiency is generally …

Experimental assessment of the fluid charge distribution in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) power system

R Dickes, O Dumont, V Lemort - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reports on experiments aiming to understand and to characterize how the
working fluid spreads in an organic Rankine cycle (ORC) power system. To this end, a 2-kW …

Experimental results of a small-scale organic Rankine cycle: Steady state identification and application to off-design model validation

S Lecompte, S Gusev, B Vanslambrouck, M De Paepe - Applied Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents experimental results from a prototype of an 11 kWe organic Rankine
cycle (ORC). Special attention has been paid to detecting reliable steady state data points …

Experimental validation of a multiple model predictive control for waste heat recovery organic Rankine cycle systems

A Hernandez, F Ruiz, S Gusev, R De Keyser… - Applied Thermal …, 2021 - Elsevier
Waste heat recovery systems are today considered as a valuable solution to increase
energy efficiency of industrial applications and heavy-duty vehicles, as it uses a …

Experimental and numerical analysis on low-temperature off-design organic Rankine cycle in perspective of mass conservation

J Oh, H Jeong, H Lee - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Experimental and numerical studies on the low-temperature heat recovery organic Rankine
cycle operating in off-design conditions are conducted for the in-depth understanding of the …