A review on solar Rankine cycles: Working fluids, applications, and cycle modifications

O Aboelwafa, SEK Fateen, A Soliman… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The Rankine cycle is considered the most common and competitive power generation cycle
to produce electricity from solar thermal energy. This paper reviews the work done on the …

4-E analysis and multiple objective optimizations of a novel solar-powered cogeneration energy system for the simultaneous production of electrical power and …

T Ahamad, M Parvez, S Lal, O Khan, MJ Idrisi - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Owing to its natural and rich advantages, exploration of solar energy technology has
become increasingly popular in recent years to counter the growing crude oil prices …

Selection of working fluids for solar organic Rankine cycle—a review

P Arjunan, JH Gnana Muthu… - … Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The performance of renewable energy systems can be significantly improved if power is
produced from low‐temperature heat sources. The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is suitable …

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 …

Design and experimental analysis of a mini ORC (organic Rankine cycle) power plant based on R245fa working fluid

E Galloni, G Fontana, S Staccone - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
ORC (organic Rankine cycles) represent a sound solution for the exploitation of thermal
energy available at low temperature. The prototype of a small ORC power plant has been …

Techno-economic comparison of solar organic Rankine cycle (ORC) and photovoltaic (PV) systems with energy storage

VR Patil, VI Biradar, R Shreyas, P Garg, MS Orosz… - Renewable Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
In this work, we compare the technical and economic performance of a solar organic
Rankine cycle (s-ORC) system with thermal energy storage (TES) and a solar photovoltaic …

Experimental investigation of a reversible heat pump/organic Rankine cycle unit designed to be coupled with a passive house to get a Net Zero Energy Building

O Dumont, S Quoilin, V Lemort - International journal of refrigeration, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents an innovative reversible Heat Pump/Organic Rankine Cycle (HP/ORC)
experimental unit designed to be coupled to a Net Zero Energy Building (connected to a 120 …

Modelling of organic Rankine cycle power systems in off-design conditions: An experimentally-validated comparative study

R Dickes, O Dumont, R Daccord, S Quoilin, V Lemort - Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Because of environmental issues and the depletion of fossil fuels, the world energy sector is
undergoing many changes toward increased sustainability. Among the many fields of …

Numerical evaluation, process design and techno-economic analysis of geothermal energy extraction from abandoned oil wells in Malaysia

JC Kurnia, ZA Putra, O Muraza… - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Abandoned oil well can be a promising alternative to be retrofitted to extract geothermal
energy than the conventional geothermal well. This study investigates the potential of …

Energy, exergy and performance analysis of small-scale organic Rankine cycle systems for electrical power generation applicable in rural areas of developing …

S Baral, D Kim, E Yun, KC Kim - Energies, 2015 - mdpi.com
This paper introduces the concept of installing a small-scale organic Rankine cycle system
for the generation of electricity in remote areas of developing countries. The Organic …