scholarly journals Performance analysis of a novel system combining a dual loop organic Rankine cycle (ORC) with a gasoline engine

Energy ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 385-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.H. Wang ◽  
H.G. Zhang ◽  
Y. Zhao ◽  
B.Y. Fan ◽  
Y.T. Wu ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. T. Nitsas ◽  
I. P. Koronaki

Abstract The objective of this paper is the thermodynamic analysis of a solar powered Organic Rankine Cycle (O.R.C.) and the investigation of potential working fluids in order to select the optimum one. A dynamic model for a solar O.R.C. with a storage tank, which produces electricity is developed. The mathematical model includes all the equations that describe the operation of the solar collectors, the storage tank, the Rankine Cycle and the feedback between them. The model runs for representative days throughout the year, calculating the net produced energy as a function of the selected evaporation temperature for every suitable working fluid. Above that, the temporal variation of the systems’ temperatures, collectors’ efficiency and net produced power, for the optimum organic fluid and evaporation temperature are presented.


2011 ◽  
Vol 383-390 ◽  
pp. 6071-6078
Author(s):  
E. H. Wang ◽  
H. G. Zhang ◽  
B. Y. Fan ◽  
H. Liang ◽  
M. G. Ouyang

Energy saving and environment protection are two important issues that today’s automobile industry must emphasize. Lots of heat energy waste with the exhaust gas when the engine is running. If this part of waste heat can be recovered, the energy efficiency will be improved. Thus plenty of energy can be saved and the global warming also can be reduced. In this paper, the organic Rankine cycle whose working fluid was R245fa was studied. It was adopted to recover the gasoline engine waste heat. The mathematical model of the organic Rankine cycle was built up in Matlab to search the optimized working condition. The pinch analysis method was used to analyze the outlet temperature of the exhaust gas. The results indicate that organic Rankine cycle is a good way to recover the gasoline engine waste heat, especially in the high load conditions. The temperature of the exhaust gas can be apparently decreased.


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