The ORC turbogenerator uses medium-to-high-temperature thermal oil to preheat and vaporize a suitable organic working fluid in the evaporator (4>5). The organic fluid vapor rotates the turbine (5>6), which is directly coupled to the electric generator, resulting in clean, reliable electric power.

An organic Rankine cycle (ORC), is fundamentally the same as a steam Rankine cycle; however, it uses a lower boiling point organic fluid to better match its operation to lower temperature heat sources. ORC systems can achieve better efficiencies than steam turbines for smaller systems (less than a few MW_e).

Financial analysis shows that the ORC system, including the cost of the unit plus the costs of installation and integration into the process, will cost approximately 4.8 Million USD.

This study considered five different working fluids for ORC, such as R245fa, Benzene, Methanol, Ethanol, and Acetone. The ORC generates additional electricity of 9.91 MW e for R245fa, 14.11 MW e for Benzene, 13.71 MW e for Methanol, 14.04 MW e for Ethanol and 13.97 MW e for Acetone.