Review article

Using an organic rankin cycle (ORC) and appropriate working fluids

Nurdin Ćehajić orcid.org/0000-0003-2009-4713 ; J.U. Mješovita srednja škola, Živinice, Bosna i Hercegovina
Suad Halilčević orcid.org/0000-0002-6287-9300 ; Fakultet elektrotehnike, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosna i Hercegovina
Izudin Softić ; Fakultet elektrotehnike, Univerzitet u Tuzli, Bosna i Hercegovina

Abstract

Shown the possibility of using ORC technology to transform low temperature heat source into electricity. Applying ORC CHP to be getting heat and electricity from a single heat source. A review is given ORC manufacturers with ranges of power, heat source, temperature levels and used working fluid. As the working fluid plays a key role in the ORC system the generalized methodology of choice of working fluid is given. The comparison of the most commonly used working fluid through their influence on the thermodynamic or exergy efficiency of the ORC process is conducted, but also the environment and human health consequences are taken into consideration. It has been shown that the ORC system can be applied in small communities or industrial plants that have a sufficient amount of biomass to meet its demand for electricity and thermal energy.

Keywords

Organic Rankine cycle (ORC); biomass; cogeneration; heat source; working fluid; environmental protection

Hrčak ID:

129380

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/129380

Publication date:

15.9.2014.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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