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http://dx.doi.org/10.5293/kfma.2014.17.1.012

A Study on the Organic Rankine Cycle for the Fluctuating Heat Source  

Cho, Soo-Yong (Gyeongsang National University, Research Center of Aircraft Parts)
Cho, Chong-Hyun (Suntech Co., LTD., Technology R&D)
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The KSFM Journal of Fluid Machinery / v.17, no.1, 2014 , pp. 12-21 More about this Journal
Abstract
An organic Rankine cycle was analyzed to work at the optimal operating point when the heat source is fluctuated. R245fa was adopted as a working fluid, and an axial-type turbine as expander on the cycle was designed to convert the heat energy to the electricity since the turbo-type expander works at off-design points better than the positive displacement-type expander. A supersonic nozzle was designed to increase the spouting velocity because a higher spouting velocity can produce more output power. They were designed by the method of characteristics for the operating fluid of R245fa. Three different cases, such as various spouting velocities, various inlet total temperatures, and various nozzle numbers, were studied. From these results, an optimal operating cycle can be designed with the organic Rankine cycle when the available heat source as renewable energy is low-grade temperature and fluctuated.
Keywords
Organic Rankine Cycle; Cycle Analysis; Refrigerant; Axial Turbine; Partial Admission; Supersonic Nozzle;
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