%0 Journal Article %1 brignoli2015organic %A Brignoli, Riccardo %A Brown, J. Steven %D 2015 %J Energy %K Organic-Rankine-Cycle modelling working-fluid %P 93 - 104 %R 10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.119 %T Organic Rankine cycle model for well-described and not-so-well-described working fluids %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.119 %V 86 %X This paper presents an ØRC\ (organic Rankine cycle) model consisting of turbine, condenser, pump, and boiler, with an optional \IHX\ (internal heat exchanger). The model includes well-described (considerable experimental data) working fluids using the high accuracy EoS (equations of state) contained in REFPROP. Moreover, and more importantly, the model allows one to quickly and easily create from a few to many thousands of P-R (Peng-Robinson) EoS for not-so-well-described (little or no experimental data) working fluids. The latter is realized by parametrically varying critical temperature (Tc), critical pressure (Pc), acentric factor (ω), and ideal gas specific heat ( c p ,c o ). Simulation results for a low-temperature ØRC\ application show that efficiency (η) increases with increasing heat source temperature (Tmax), and does so more strongly when an \IHX\ is included; whereas, volumetric work output (V) decreases with increasing Tmax. The results further show that both η and V strongly decrease with increasing heat sink temperature (Tcond). Parametrically varying Tc, Pc, ω, and c p ,c o showed that: (1) Increasing Tc generally leads to higher η and lower V. (2) Increasing Pc monotonically increases V. (3) Variations in ω do not significantly impact η or V. (4) η and V both generally decrease with increasing values of c p ,c o .

@article{brignoli2015organic, abstract = {This paper presents an \{ORC\} (organic Rankine cycle) model consisting of turbine, condenser, pump, and boiler, with an optional \{IHX\} (internal heat exchanger). The model includes well-described (considerable experimental data) working fluids using the high accuracy EoS (equations of state) contained in REFPROP. Moreover, and more importantly, the model allows one to quickly and easily create from a few to many thousands of P-R (Peng-Robinson) EoS for not-so-well-described (little or no experimental data) working fluids. The latter is realized by parametrically varying critical temperature (Tc), critical pressure (Pc), acentric factor (ω), and ideal gas specific heat ( c p ,c o ). Simulation results for a low-temperature \{ORC\} application show that efficiency (η) increases with increasing heat source temperature (Tmax), and does so more strongly when an \{IHX\} is included; whereas, volumetric work output (V) decreases with increasing Tmax. The results further show that both η and V strongly decrease with increasing heat sink temperature (Tcond). Parametrically varying Tc, Pc, ω, and c p ,c o showed that: (1) Increasing Tc generally leads to higher η and lower V. (2) Increasing Pc monotonically increases V. (3) Variations in ω do not significantly impact η or V. (4) η and V both generally decrease with increasing values of c p ,c o . }, added-at = {2015-10-12T09:38:44.000+0200}, author = {Brignoli, Riccardo and Brown, J. Steven}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/22878d92f75911ead3712a3eb622def66/thorade}, description = {Organic Rankine cycle model for well-described and not-so-well-described working fluids}, doi = {10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.119}, interhash = {f5d8fea79c1f9a66c9a7bcda7bca30f3}, intrahash = {2878d92f75911ead3712a3eb622def66}, issn = {0360-5442}, journal = {Energy }, keywords = {Organic-Rankine-Cycle modelling working-fluid}, pages = {93 - 104}, timestamp = {2015-10-12T09:38:44.000+0200}, title = {Organic Rankine cycle model for well-described and not-so-well-described working fluids }, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.03.119}, volume = 86, year = 2015 }