Design and Experimental Study of Organic Rankine Cycle System and Device
A special issue of Processes (ISSN 2227-9717). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (16 October 2022) | Viewed by 230
Special Issue Editor
Interests: CHP and ORC systems; cogeneration; volumetric and fluid-flow expansion machines; high-speed electric generators; cooling systems used in electric machines and turbogenerators; thermodynamic analysis; renewable energy sources (RES); fuel cells (FCs); thermoelectric generators (TEGs); heat transfer and heat exchangers; boiling of saturated nanofluids; small-scale power generation; cogeneration of electricity; waste heat recovery (WHR); methods for measuring thermodynamic and electrical quantities; manufacturing technologies and design of steel structures (using 2D and 3D methods); design of pressure systems using non-conventional working fluids and their protection against excessive pressure increases
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The development of ORC technology has accelerated considerably over the last decade. This has led to the emergence of new research centres and innovative concepts for cogeneration systems, with these often being hybrid ones. Intensive research and analyses are being carried out regarding the use of new working fluids, high-efficiency heat exchangers, circulation pumps and expansion machines. Special techniques and algorithms have been developed, which can be used in the analysis and design of complete ORC cogeneration systems. Innovative methods used in the design and calculation of both volumetric and fluid-flow expansion machines are also constantly being developed. These advances can help increase the energy efficiency not only of ORC systems but also of other existing power systems. The development of this technology can also help to increase the energy security and flexibility of the power grid while reducing the consumption of energy resources and limiting the emission of harmful gases into the atmosphere.
In this Special Issue of the ‘Design and Experimental Study of Organic Rankine Cycle Systems and Devices’, we are looking for high-quality contributions that focus on the most recent, innovative and cutting-edge methods used for the calculation, analysis, design and research of ORC systems and their components. The topics covered include experimental research and design methods concerning:
- Expansion machines, whether volumetric or fluid-flow;
- Pumps (both positive displacement pumps and centrifugal pumps);
- ORC systems and their components (heat exchangers, power conditioning systems, control systems and automatic control systems, generator cooling systems used in turbogenerators);
- New measurement methods and devices used in ORC systems;
- Innovative hybrid ORC systems.
Dr. Tomasz Z. Kaczmarczyk
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ORC system
- expansion machines
- ORC pumps
- ORC hybrid systems
- innovative measurement methods
