Carnot cycle in practice: compensating inefficiencies of ORC expanders through thermal regeneration

The Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) is a thermodynamic cycle that can operate with a hot source over a wide range of temperatures, especially with low-grade heat (below 200°C). One of the main limitations for the success of small-scale ORC cycles (few to 100 kWe) is the relatively low isentropic efficie...

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Main Authors: Lefebvre Lucie, De Paepe Ward, Ferrari Mario L., Traverso Alberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2021/14/e3sconf_100res2021_10005.pdf