Optimization of waste heat utilization in oil field development employing a transcritical Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) for electricity generation

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 363-369

  Zabek, Daniel ^a   Penton, John ^b   Reay, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oil field development; R134a; Supercritical heat exchanger; Transcritical cycle; Transcritical ORC; Waste heat recovery

Indexed keywords

LOW-TEMPERATURE WASTE HEATS; ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE(ORC); POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE EFFECT; R134A; SUPERCRITICAL; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; TRANSCRITICAL; TRANSCRITICAL CYCLE;

DETERIORATION; EFFICIENCY; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLUIDS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; RANKINE CYCLE; REFRIGERANTS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOELECTRIC POWER; WASTE HEAT; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84879656737     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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