Abstract. Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power generation systems may be used to utilize heat source with low pressure and low temperature such as solar energy.
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What is the organic Rankine Cycle?
Organic Rankine Cycles (ORC) are systems that can effectively recover low-grade heat for electric power generation. For ORC to be a viable technology, it should operate safely and efficiently under variable operating conditions due to exogenous and operating specifications changes.
What is an ORC generator?
Organic Rankine Cycle Solutions for Power Generation with Turbogenerators. The ORC (Organic Rankine Cycle) system is based on an innovative closed thermodynamic cycle for the flexible and distributed production of electric and thermal power.
What temperature does organic Rankine Cycle work?
The fluids are alkanes, fluorinated alkanes, ethers and fluorinated ethers. The ORC cycles operate between 100 and 30 °C typical for geothermal power plants at pressures mostly limited to 20 bar, but in some cases supercritical pressures are also considered.
What are the disadvantages of organic Rankine Cycle?
Additionally, ORCs eliminate the need for full-time plant operators because they operate at lower pressures and do not need water chemistry maintenance. However, working fluid cost, decomposition, temperature limits are an organic Rankine cycle's primary disadvantages.
