Analysis of a 50kW organic Rankine cycle system

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5877-5885

  Kuo, Chi Ron ^a   Hsu, Sung Wei ^a   Chang, Kai Han ^b   Wang, Chi Chuan ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Organic Rankine cycle; Thermal efficiency; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

CONDENSER TUBES; EFFICIENCY; FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT RESISTANCE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; THERMAL EVAPORATION;

CONDENSING TEMPERATURE; EVAPORATION TEMPERATURE; IN-LINE; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; PLATE EVAPORATORS; PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERS; PRE-HEATER; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES; RESISTANCE DISTRIBUTION; SHELL AND TUBE CONDENSER; SHELL-SIDE; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; WORKING FLUID;

RANKINE CYCLE;

CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 80053456673     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.08.035     Document Type: Article

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