Comparative performance analysis of low-temperature Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) using pure and zeotropic working fluids

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-42

  Aghahosseini, S ^a   Dincer, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CO2 emission; Energy efficiency; Exergy; Irreversibility; Organic Rankine Cycle; Zeotropic mixture

Indexed keywords

COMBINED ENERGY; COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE; COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; CYCLE PERFORMANCE; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; FUEL COMBUSTION; HEAT INPUT; IRREVERSIBILITY; LOW TEMPERATURES; LOW-GRADE HEATS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE(ORC); ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; WORKING FLUID; ZEOTROPIC; ZEOTROPIC MIXTURE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXERGY; FLUIDS; FUELS; RANKINE CYCLE; THERMOANALYSIS;

REFRIGERANTS;

EID: 84874627908     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.01.028     Document Type: Article

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