In thermal engineering, the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is a type of thermodynamic cycle. It is a variation of the Rankine cycle named for its use of an ...

... of heat ( Q {\displaystyle Q} ... Some scholars consider Rankine's statement less distinct than that of Clausius. ... Of particular interest for single cycle of a ...

Organic Rankine cycle edit. Main article: Organic Rankine cycle. The organic Rankine cycle (ORC) uses an organic fluid such as n-pentane or toluene in ...

... of the works of William Rankine, Rudolf Clausius, and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin). The foundations of statistical thermodynamics were set out by ...

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Organic Rankine cycle (ORC) is a modification of a conventional water-steam Rankine cycle, with the main difference to be the use of an organic fluid instead of ...

The first law of thermodynamics states that, when energy passes into or out of a system (as work, heat, or matter), the system's internal energy changes in ...

... Rankine coined the term "potential energy". The law of conservation of energy was also first postulated in the early 19th century, and applies to any ...

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Unlike the traditional steam Rankine cycle, the organic Rankine cycle (ORC) uses a high molecular mass organic fluid. It allows heat recovery from low ...